Placekickers do have preferred hashmarks, as Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro admitted (and immediately wished he didn’t admit) earlier this week. But they’re also expected to make everything presented to them, of course, since they rarely have input on from where a kick will be taken.
There are two situations, though, where a kicker’s preferred location — left hash, center, or right hash — come into play. One is on PATs; the other, theoretically, is on game-ending field goals intentionally set up by a coaching decision.
The Bears have moved on from Pineiro’s missed 41-yard field goal to end their loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last weekend.