Could a Four-Point Field Goal Revolutionize the NFL’s Spring League and Change the Game Forever?

Could a Four-Point Field Goal Revolutionize the NFL’s Spring League and Change the Game Forever?

The UFL is pairing it with a rule that prevents an offense from punting once it crosses midfield into an opponent’s side except in the final two minutes of either half.

The idea was clear enough: Create drama by making teams go for fourth downs or, failing that, attempt titanic field goals. UFL head of officiating Dean Blandino has argued “60-yard field goals are the new 50-yard field goals.”

Although such opinion is reasonable, Blandino may be pushing it a bit. The 2025 NFL season brought a record 12 makes and 22 attempts from 60-plus yards, including the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Cam Little kicking a 68-yarder for the NFL all-time high. In no year this century has the NFL had fewer than 68 attempts from 50+ (the low water mark was in 2000). But 60-yard tries have roughly quadrupled over the past decade, and it feels inevitable the number will keep going up unless the league intervenes to make a kicker’s job harder.

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