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Today's chart · NFL

How often are 50-yard NFL field goals good?

NFL kickers made 68.8% of field goal tries of 50 yards or longer in the 2025 regular season, up from 48.8% in 1999; the best season since 1999 was 2024, at 69.9%. Blocked kicks count as misses.

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Source: nflverse, NFL team season stats (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026 · See the numbers →

Today's chart · Food and drug safety

Why is food recalled?

The most common reason is “allergen not on the label”: 2,501 of the 7,081 food recalls the FDA classified from 2013 through 2025, about 35%. Listeria (847) and Salmonella (757) come next.

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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 · See the numbers →

Daily chart quiz · #27

Can you guess today's number?

When will Social Security's trust funds run out?

The figure for 2033 · Trust fund reserves at year end, US dollars

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