field goal

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During his final season of collegiate basketball in 2011-12, he was the most accurate sharpshooter in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics with a 48.1% three-point field goal percentage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

On the next possession, they intercepted Maye and soon set up kicker Jason Myers’s fifth field goal of the game, a Super Bowl record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Walker reeled in a 20-yard catch and run to set up Seattle's fourth field goal and added runs of 14 and 10 yards to help Seattle take a 22-7 lead.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Vinatieri again kicked the winning field goal with four seconds remaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

The second chance you get when you can kick a fifty-yard field goal.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor