field goal

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The other 10 points, besides the four touchdowns and field goal, were given out equally for victories in side competitions in between the first and second quarters and third and fourth quarters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Audi Crooks, Iowa State: Is second in the nation with 25.5 points per game and a 64.7% field goal percentage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The biggest of all may be the four-point field goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 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

Most of the records belonged to Antoine Thomas, but Erik Fisher was in there for the longest field goal, the highest field-goal percentage in a season, and the most extra points in a season.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor