Chart assignment

Charts to read and discuss

Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.

  1. How often are NFL field goals good from each distance?

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How often are NFL field goals good from each distance?

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In the NFL regular season that ended in January 2026, kickers made 98.1% of field goal tries from under 30 yards, 84.3% from 40 to 49 yards and 68.8% from 50 yards or longer. Blocked kicks count as misses.

Questions to discuss

  1. In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
  2. Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
  3. Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?

Source: nflverse, NFL team season stats (nflverse-data) (CC BY 4.0 (nflverse)) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026

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