01-05-2025, 03:49 PM
(01-05-2025, 03:14 PM)sandwedge Wrote: 50+ is not a big deal anymore
LOL.. I have seen this take a couple times by people and it's so damn absurd I actually just sat down and did a bit of work on it.
Top 5 kickers in the NFL at 50+ in 2024 (81 total games): 61-72 (84.7%)
The rest of the NFL at 50+ in 2024 (431 total games): 121-189 (64.0%)
To put that in better scale.
The top 5 are attempting 0.89 50+ yard FGs per game and making 0.75 per game.
The rest of the NFL are attempting 0.44 50+ yard FGs per game and making 0.28 per game.
I don't know if maybe it's because we played the top-5 in 50+ in 4 games this year so our fans have a skewed idea of reality, or if it's because when they cut for highlights they don't generally show missed 50+ yarders or made 38 yarders unless they're with seconds left to go, or what, but this whole idea that 50+ yard FGs are just some simple gimmie in the NFL is nonsense.
McPherson was bad this year, but it doesn't change the fact that 50+ isn't "no big deal anymore". That's like saying having a QB Rating over 105, or throwing 35+ TDs, averaging at least 5.5 yards per carry as a RB, or catching a dozen TDs as a WR is no big deal anymore because the best can do it.
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