Kickoffs from the 35-yard-line would routinely go out of the end zone. I found at least one example of a kickoff that went through the uprights, so 75 yards is physically possible, at least.
I’m sure a kickoff is easier than a field goal. The kicker can take a longer run, there’s no issue with timing, and there are no linemen to kick over.
What’s the longest that someone could kick a field goal, and what’s the longest any coach would ask a kicker to try in a real game?
Packers get lucky winning with a makeable missed FG by the Bears.
What a roller coaster - costly interception – at worst 3 points for the Packers instead Bears go 95ish yards for a TD. Then at the end Bears get a 3rd and 19 down to 4th and manageable.
Minus the interception not horrible offense, but the defense was not good.
Well if it’s set up at the back of the endzone, it would be 120 yards. You could have a longer one in the CFL I think 110 yards + 20 of the endzone. Their goalposts are on the goal line so you can have the other 20 yards.
Hard to attempt one from the back of the endzone, as the kicker needs at least a step to actually kick the ball. Plus the snap would have to be from just outside the goal line, so it would be a snap of more than ten yards.
The guys with the strongest legs probably attempt 70-ish yards in practice from time to time. I think that for an actual field goal (rather than the odd corner case like a free kick, where there is no rush), the hypothetical maximum is probably a bit over 70 yards, assuming a good playing surface, and either a dome, a strong tailwind that’s directly at the kicker’s back, and/or a game in Denver (where it’s generally believed that the altitude, and lower air pressure, help kicks carry a little further).
One rarely sees a coach calling for a kicker to try a kick more than about 58-59 yards, unless it’s at the end of a half, or it’s a desperation play. Even for a kicker with a strong, accurate leg (like the Ravens’ Justin Tucker), a 60+ yard field goal is still a low-percentage play, and a miss means that you’ve just given the opposing team the ball, on your side of the field.