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Title: Those short field goals Post by: Andrew-Neutral on November 26, 2004, 08:21:04 AM What is it about the FWL and short field goals. Looking at the career stats for the top 34 kickers of all time, you'll see the following success rates:
under 20yards = 0.713 20 to 29 yards = 0.868 30 to 39 yards = 0.755 40 to 49 yards = 0.566 50 and over = 0.361 So, you're on the two yard line and fourth down, take a couple of delay of game penalties and you're 22% more likely to make the field goal ???. Title: Re: Those short field goals Post by: Mario ADK on November 26, 2004, 12:52:58 PM yep, an 18-yarder has always been a gamble, FWL-kickers often miss it obviously due to the angle. btw: as a former kicker i can tell you that EVERY kicker prefers a FG from the 10yd line instead of the 1yd-line due to the angle when the ball is spottet on the "wrong" side (eg the right side of the field if the kicker is right-footed).
i am not talking about XPs, because the ball is spotted in the middle which makes it easy |