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Chargers score on the first successful fair-catch kick in 48 years

Obscure rule is finally converted into points

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Cross-post from Quirky Research

The Chargers attempted a fair-catch kick at the end of the half when the fair catch was awarded due to interference.

Cameron Dicker kicked a 57-yarder that was the first successfully converted fair-catch kick since Ray Wersching kicked one in 1976 for the San Diego Chargers. It is the longest successful fair-catch kick on record, and the Chargers are the only franchise to have scored on a fair-catch kick since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.

Our partner site Quirky Research has the most comprehensive available list of fair-catch kicks:

Ben Austro is the editor and founder of Football Zebras and the author of So You Think You Know Football?: The Armchair Ref's Guide to the Official Rules (on sale now)

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