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    NFL Field Goal Data(1999-2025) [OC]

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    2. TheGacAttack on

      Love the visualizations. Excellent story telling in the charts.

      Is wind speed only absolute speed? Is there no data that accounts for directional wind component? Ie, negative values for headwinds, and directionality applied as the cosine of the angle of incidence.

    10. hemlockecho on

      Now that 50+ yard kicks are being made at 70%, I think it’s time to narrow the goalposts. Kicking has gotten too reliable.

    12. TheDotCaptin on

      If we project the future trend of the last slide, a 100 yd record should be only a hundred or two years away.

      Wonder how long until the first attempt will be.

    13. joelluber on

      Any idea why the number of attempts from under 30 yards is steadily declining? Are teams getting more aggressive about going for it on 4th down in the red zone?

    14. illaqueable on

      Interesting that there’s an inflection point at 65 yards… kinda like there’s not many attempts from that distance and not many kickers who can make it, so you’ve probably got some decently high percentage long distance guys whose average is dragged down by some zero percent “it’s our only move left” guys

    15. Robthebold on

      Seeing the last 5 year up in 50+ percentage coincide with attempts is interesting. Teams putting more into finding and developing kickers.

    16. n0t_4_thr0w4w4y on

      The difference between Tucker and Vinatieri is like the difference between Marino and Montana. One might have looked more impressive, but the other did it in the biggest moments when it mattered most.

    17. Puzzleheaded-Ease758 on

      Vinatieri might have missed slightly more….BUT

      1. Name a kicker with more clutch big kicks
      2. He played well past his prime and fell off a bit the last 2-3 years

    18. Clitorasaurus_Rex on

      Love this. I’m wondering if the spikes of increased percentage above 65 yards are a result of sampling bias. There just aren’t that many attempts from that distance so it could be skewed?

    20. AshamedGorilla on

      It would be interesting to see some postseason splits, especially for attempts per game at each distance. 

    21. joshua-100 on

      certainly a less talked about change to the game of american football vs 20 years ago is that the make percentage for a 47 yd FG today is the same as a 37 yd 20 years ago. and that that 47 yd make percentage had jumped nearly 20 percentage points in that time span.

      really changes the dynamic of how offenses view field position in relation to the ability to play conservatively vs needing to pick up additional yards. and where defenses have to get more aggressive with their play calling if they want to force a punt.

    22. shewel_item on

      so the most surefire way to become a millionaire is to be able to kick a 70 yrd field goal? đŸ¤”