Any field-goal reguardless on distance is always worth 3 points
A field goal is worth three points regardless of whether it is place kicked or drop kicked.
In modern NFL era, the shortest field goal could only be 17 yards. The Goal Post is 10 yards deep in the end zone and the holder is 7 yards from the Line of scrimmage. So if a team kicked from the goal line, the kick would be from 17 yards out.
46 yards
the ball is usually kicked about 7 yards back from the line of scrimmage.
Lawrence Tynes (38 yards).
A field goal is measured from where the ball is kicked from, not from the line of scrimmage. If Team A is kicking a field goal from the 20 yard line, the distance of the field goal would me measured as follows: Length to Goal Line: 20 Yards Length of Endzone: 10 Yards Place of Kick: 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage (typically kicks made from 6 to 7 yards behind the los) Total Distance of Field Goal: 37 yards.
Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills kicked a 54-yard field goal against the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII in Atlanta.
That is 54 yards by Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII.
Alex Henry kicked a 57 yard field goal to gain the lead over the Colorado Buffalo's in the 2008 season.
Norm Johnson ... 46 yards in Super Bowl XXX.
Dan Miller at 58 yards against the Chargers on December 26, 1982.
The longest field goal ever made in NFL history is 64 yards. It was kicked by Matt Prater of the Denver Broncos on December 8, 2013.