Free-kicks are rare in the NFL. How are they different from field goals? Check out the rules behind this unique play now.

He also invented the Nerf football. The only game-winning free kick in NFL history came after Chicago's Cecil Turner called for a fair catch of a Packers punt at the Green Bay 43-yard line.

There is a rule that says that any time a team makes a fair catch, it has the right to a free kick of the ball, which the opponent is not allowed to attempt to block. Of course, this almost never ...

Here's a look at the obscure rule. Whenever a player makes a fair catch his team has the option to play a regular down or attempt a free kick. Or, as was the case on Thursday, if there is a foul ...

We saw something pretty darn cool on Thursday night: Cameron Dicker booted a free kick after a punt fair catch before halftime of the Los Angeles Chargers’ win over the Denver Broncos ...

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, ...

Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker just did something no NFL player has done since 1976. What is a fair-catch kick?

so the receiving team can opt for the fair catch kick. Typically, if the receiving teams opts for the free kick, the attempt happens from the spot of the fair catch. Thursday night, the Broncos ...

The only game-winning free kick in NFL history came after Chicago’s Cecil Turner called for a fair catch of a Packers punt at the Green Bay 43-yard line. Percival then connected on his kick with ...

It had not happened in nearly 50 years, but Thursday night's NFL game saw the first successful fair catch free kick since 1976. Just before halftime, the Chargers' Derius Davis called for a fair ...

Corrections/clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the distance of Dicker's kick. The Los Angeles Chargers just did something that hasn't been ...