Research Papers

Dube, Lorenzo; Queralt, Samuel; Fink, Joshua; Goldsberry, Kirk

Kickers account for over 30% of scoring in the NFL. All 20 of the NFL’s all-time leading scorers have been kickers. Made and missed field goals commonly determine the outcomes of drives, games, and even entire seasons. Unfortunately, analyses of these vital performances remain inadequate, and conventional place-kicking metrics fail to accurately characterize some of the most noteworthy performances in professional football.