NFL kickers are making more 60-yard field goals than ever and the balls could be part of the reason
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Special footballs used for kicks and punts are held by a ball crew member during the first half of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Special footballs used for kicks and punts are placed in front of a ball crew member during the first half of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Chase McLaughlin (4) kicks a field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)Dallas Cowboys place kicker Brandon Aubrey (17) kicks a game-tying field goal late in the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerome Miron)Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell (9) watches his field goal kick against the New York Jets during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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Special footballs used for kicks and punts are held by a ball crew member during the first half of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)