Jim Harbaugh, Chargers take advantage of fair-catch kick

Here's an NFL free kick after fair catch compilation video, because it's so rare
Cameron Dicker booted a free kick after a punt fair catch before halftime of the Los Angeles Chargers' win over the Denver Broncos, with Jim Harbaugh taking advantage of his "favorite rule in footb
Fair-catch free-kick rule is Jim Harbaugh’s favorite. Here’s how many times it’s worked in NFL
Chargers' Cameron Dicker made a rare fair-catch free-kick field goal from 57 yards out, the longest in NFL history. Only seven free kicks have been successful in the league.
Ray Wersching gets a kick out of Chargers’ fair catch free kick
Cameron Dicker last week became the first NFL kicker to convert a free kick since Wersching did it while with the Chargers in 1976. The team brought Wersching to El Segundo on Monday, a surprise
What is a free kick? The fair catch kick in Broncos-Chargers, explained
A free kick is sort of like a field goal, but not really. Players line up a bit more like a kickoff, where everyone on offense must be behind the line of scrimmage when the ball is kicked. On defense, everyone must be ten yards back. Kickers can either elect to do a kick with a holder, or do a drop kick.
Jim Harbaugh Tells the Story Behind the NFL's First Successful Free Kick in 48 Years
The Los Angeles Chargers took the momentum in their Thursday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos in the rarest way—a successful fair catch free kick.
Explaining the NFL's fair catch kick rule from the Chargers-Broncos game
The Chargers took advantage of an obscure NFL rule with a fair catch kick against the Broncos on ‘Thursday Night Football.’
Chargers’ Cameron Dicker incredibly nailed the NFL’s first fair catch kick in nearly 50 years
Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker booted the very rare, 57-yard free kick right through the uprights to make it the first successful attempt in the NFL since 1976. Chargers kicker Ray Wersching is the last NFL player to succeed on a free kick, giving one of the strangest NFL franchises some really bizarre football history to be proud of.
Jim Harbaugh exploits his ‘favorite rule in football’ to help boost Chargers
The Chargers execute the first successful fair-catch field goal in 48 years in 34-27 comeback victory that denied the Broncos a chance to clinch a playoff berth.
Jim Harbaugh says free kick is his 'favorite rule.' He's attempted it before in the NFL.
Jim Harbaugh made headlines everywhere for calling for a free kick after a punt fair catch on Thursday night in the Los Angeles Chargers' win over the Denver Broncos. It was so cool that it worked, with Cameron Dicker nailing for three points before halftime,
Jim Harbaugh, Chargers take advantage of fair-catch kick: 'My favorite rule in football'
It's my favorite rule in football," Jim Harbaugh said of the fair-catch kick. The play helped jump-start the Chargers' comeback on TNF.
What is the NFL free-kick rule? Inside Chargers' feat
Free-kicks are rare in the NFL. How are they different from field goals? Check out the rules behind this unique play now.
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What is a fair-catch kick? Chargers' Cameron Dicker converts first since 1976
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Chargers’ Funny Video Shows Fans Being Totally Confused by Rare Free Kick
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Chargers’ Cameron Dicker converts rare kick that hasn’t been made in NFL in nearly 50 years
You never know what you’re going to see on the football field, and Thursday night’s Chargers-Broncos was no different.