Jim Harbaugh breaks down free kick

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.
Jim Harbaugh: Free-kick field goal is “my favorite rule in football”
Before Cameron Dicker's successful 57-yarder, the last time a team attempted a fair-catch kick was the Panthers in 2019.
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.
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,
Chargers score vs. Broncos with rarely used fair-catch, free kick rule
The Chargers forced a Broncos punt after Justin Herbert ’s second interception in as many games. On the punt, Broncos cornerback Tremon Smith committed fair catch interference on Chargers returner Derius Davis. That set Los Angeles up with the ball at the Broncos’ 47-yard line, with one untimed down remaining in the half.
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.
The Chargers’ historic free-kick field goal came due to obscure NFL rule
The Chargers coach earned his team a free three points when the Broncos punted as time expired, enacting a free kick rule that resulted in Cameron Dicker drilling a 57-yarder as time expired to go into the half. The three points swung momentum toward Los Angeles, which went on a 24-6 run as it rallied for a 34-27 win.
NFL World Reacts to Chargers Nailing First Fair Catch Free Kick in Nearly 50 Years
If you relish the obscure, the rare, and the unusual in sports, Thursday evening was for you.
Thursday Night Football featured something that hasn't happened in nearly 50 years
The incredibly rare play hasn't been successfully pulled off in nearly half a century before the L.A. Chargers used it against the Denver Broncos Thursday night.
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.
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Chargers' Cameron Dicker hits first free kick field goal since 1976
For some history: The second-to-last successful free kick field goal in the NFC was executed by Mac Percival on Nov. 3, 1968.
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