In the 2021 NFL season, just over 85 percent of field goal attempts were successful. The average length of an attempted field goal in the same season stood at 38.6 yards.
Share of successful field goal attempts in the NFL from 2014 to 2022
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FiveThirtyEight. (September 20, 2022). Share of successful field goal attempts in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334633/nfl-field-goal-success/
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FiveThirtyEight. (2022). Share of successful field goal attempts in the NFL from 2014 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334633/nfl-field-goal-success/
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Share of successful field goal attempts in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 [Graph], FiveThirtyEight, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334633/nfl-field-goal-success/