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It's valued less than a touchdown because it's an easier score to make.

It wasn't always that way. In the early days, when scoring by kicks was valued over scoring by running (the forward pass wasn't around yet), field goals were worth 5 points, while touchdowns were worth 4 points (and the PAT worth 2).

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