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. The chart starts in 1999, the first season in nflverse's data.
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Measure: Tries of 50+ yards made (%). Written from the data below.
- The latest figure, for 2025, is 68.8%.
- That is up 20 percentage points from 48.8% in 1999.
- The highest was 69.9% in 2024.
- The lowest was 46.4% in 2007.
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| Season | Tries of 50+ yards made (%) |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.8 |
| 2000 | 56.1 |
| 2001 | 52.1 |
| 2002 | 51.8 |
| 2003 | 48.4 |
| 2004 | 58.2 |
| 2005 | 52.2 |
| 2006 | 47.1 |
| 2007 | 46.4 |
| 2008 | 63.5 |
| 2009 | 52.9 |
| 2010 | 54.6 |
| 2011 | 64.3 |
| 2012 | 60.9 |
| 2013 | 67.1 |
| 2014 | 61 |
| 2015 | 65 |
| 2016 | 56.7 |
| 2017 | 69.5 |
| 2018 | 63.8 |
| 2019 | 57.9 |
| 2020 | 63.1 |
| 2021 | 65.9 |
| 2022 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 68.7 |
| 2024 | 69.9 |
| 2025 | 68.8 |
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