place kick
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The most famous place kick in Five Nations history was undoubtedly John Taylor's last-minute touchline effort for Wales to win a pulsating match against Scotland 19-18 at Murrayfield in 1971.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2011
On fourth down, Schwammel dropped back for a place kick.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bronko Nagurski finished his football career with two touchdowns, and Pharmer made the place kick which won the game.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of the standard place kick, a scoring pass was flipped to No. 99.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is what we call the drop kick, the free kick, the overhead kick, the place kick, and taking the ball on the run.
From Association Football And How To Play It by Cameron, John
