0 a play in American football worth three points, made by kicking the ball between the other team’s goalposts
1 a play in football worth three points made by kicking the ball between the other team’s goalposts
But he was proud even to do that, and made a field goal that merited him considerable applause.
In a field goal the player executing it must not kick the ball until after it has touched the ground.
It was not unusual for the ball to be passed from player to player after a scrimmage until a touchdown or a field goal was made.
The principal scores in football are the "touchdown" and the "field goal."
This of course does not apply to a field goal, which may be attempted at any time while the ball is in possession of the team and which counts three.
He added another 45 yard field goal to make the score 7-6.
This led to the game-tying field goal that sent the game into overtime.
In 1996, he completed a perfect 20-of-20 field goal attempts, as well as a perfect 24-for-24 in extra points.
