Bolts' Dicker makes 1st fair catch kick in 48 years
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Kris Rhim, ESPN
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Cameron Dicker made the longest fair catch free kick in NFL history at the end of the second quarter of the Los Angeles Chargers’ 34-27 win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night.
Dicker made the 57-yarder on the seldom-used play, which allows a team that has just made a fair catch to attempt a field goal without the opponent trying to block it. The kick shortened the Broncos’ lead to 21-13 at the half and proved to be a spark for the Chargers, who outscored Denver 21-6 over the next two quarters.
The longest previous fair catch free kick was a 52-yarder by Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers in 1962.
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