The average distance attempted on a field goal in the National Football League (NFL) has seen a slight increase since 2014. The average field goal attempt distance in the 2021 NFL season stood at 38.6 yards. In that same season, the share of successful field goals was just over 85 percent.
Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022
(in yards)
Characteristic
Average distance in yards
2014
37.6
2015
38.2
2016
37.7
2017
38.1
2018
38.5
2019
38.2
2020
38.9
2021
38.6
2022*
39.9
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FiveThirtyEight. (September 20, 2022). Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 (in yards) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
FiveThirtyEight. "Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 (in yards)." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
FiveThirtyEight. (2022). Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 (in yards). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
FiveThirtyEight. "Average Field Goal Attempt Distance in The Nfl from 2014 to 2022 (in Yards)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
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Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 (in yards) [Graph], FiveThirtyEight, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
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