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In basketball, a field goal (a shot made from outside the three-point line) is worth three points.
In football it is worth 3 points. In Basketball it is worth 2 points.
3 points. But a drop kick (which is similar to a field goal) is worth 2 points. A drop kick is where you drop the ball on the ground and let it bounce up in the air then kick it through the goal posts. This is very difficult to do and is very rarely tried in the nfl.
An NFL field goal scores three points. The distance doesn't matter.
Any field-goal reguardless on distance is always worth 3 points
In Basketball, a field goal (a shot made from outside the three-point line) is worth three points.
A field goal is when a team kicks the ball through the two goalposts (not an extra point, which is a kick taken after a touchdown). A field goal is worth 3 points
A field goal (kicking the ball through the uprights at the end of the field) is worth 3 points in American football. There is no "point after" attempt for a field goal. In contrast, a touchdown (carrying the ball past the goal line) is worth 6 points and allows an attempt for an additional point after touchdown, which closely resembles a field goal.
A field goal is worth three points regardless of whether it is place kicked or drop kicked.
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When football adopted a numerical scoring system in 1883, a field goal counted for 5 points. It was reduced to 4 points in 1904 and 3 points in 1909.