We may be five weeks removed from crowning a Super Bowl winner, but this we know about the 2021 NFL season: It’s been a strange one in the kicking sector. As usual, roughly a third of the points scored were put up via foot. Justin Tucker of the Ravens continued his GOAT trajectory, making nearly 95% of his kicks including a record-breaking 66-yarder. Never have kickers been more accurate from longer distances … and yet, nearly half the NFL teams replaced their kicker during the season. Extra points hovered around 90%, strangely, a lower rate than the equivalent 33-yard field goal (more on this below).
Q&A: Examining the Highs, Lows and Doinks of the Current State of NFL Kicking
