The Los Angeles Chargers took advantage of one of the most obscure rules in the NFL rule book on Thursday night when they successfully converted a fair-catch free kick during their 34-27 win over ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, with Jim ...

A fair catch is described by the league as “an unhindered catch of an airborne scrimmage kick that has crossed the line of scrimmage, or of an airborne free kick”. When the ball is in flight ...

And this is where things got interesting. Per NFL rules, a team that calls for a fair catch can either go for a drop kick or free kick from the spot of the grab. But, in this case, with the 15 ...

Also according to the rulebook, the fair-catch kick is technically distinct from a free kick. The NFL only considers kickoffs, safety kicks or onside kicks to be free kicks and specifically states ...

For football obsessives like Harbaugh who relish oddities and unprecedented feats, Dicker’s kick was delightful. The seldom-used rule allows a team that has just made a fair catch to try a free ...

Derius Davis called for a fair catch, but was interfered with by cornerback Tremon Smith. With that, the Chargers were rewarded with an extra 15-yards and a chance at a free kick. Jim Harbaugh ...

The Chargers ended an otherwise disastrous first half against the Denver Broncos with a rare fair catch free kick from Cameron Dicker that cut the Chargers deficit to 21-13 entering the locker room.

Jim Harbaugh dusted off his rulebook and flexed his brain muscles on Thursday night. The Chargers coach earned his team a free three points when the Broncos punted as time expired, enacting a free ...