Can there be a 110 yard return?

The CFL field is 110 yards long and the end zones are 20 yards deep. From the back of one end zone to the other goal line is 130 yards. It's only 110 from back to goal line in the NFL. That means it should be impossible for anyone on the Alouettes to break Guy's record of 129.
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Can you get a 110 yard touchdown?

Football Player Does Unthinkable, Runs Failed Field Goal 110 Yards for TD. From the balance needed to stay inbounds to the near 110 yards he had to cover, Sean Landez's touchdown run was simply remarkable.
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What's the longest kick return?

Antonio Cromartie set the record with a 109-yard return of a missed field goal for the Chargers in 2007. Cordarrelle Patterson also had a 109-yard kickoff-return TD for the Vikings in 2013.
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What is the longest return in NFL history?

Jakeem Grant's 97-yard punt return TD among longest in NFL history.
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How many yards is the end zone?

The end zone in American football is 10 yards long by 53+1⁄3 yards (160 feet) wide. Each corner is marked with a pylon (four apiece).
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Is a football field 120 yards?

When the "football field" is used as unit of measurement, it is usually understood to mean 100 yards (91.44 m), although technically the full length of the official field, including the end zones, is 120 yards (109.7 m).
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Is a football field actually 100 yards?

The playing field is 100 yards long, with a 10-yard-deep end zone on each side. In total, a football field covers 57,600 square feet, or the equivalent of 1.32 acres.
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How many 109-yard plays have happened in the NFL?

The NFL has had three 109-yard plays and nine 108-yard plays during its history.
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How many 109-yard TDS have there been in the NFL?

Antonio Cromartie. Cordarrelle Patterson. Jamal Agnew. The only three players in history with an NFL record 109-yard TD return.
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Who ran 109-yard touchdown?

In what will certainly go down as one of the craziest plays of the 2021 season, Jacksonville's Jamal Agnew tied the NFL record for longest play with a 109-yard touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals.
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What is the longest kick return for a touchdown?

The longest kickoff return for a touchdown in NFL history is 109 yards (99.66 m), the longest possible kick return, accomplished by Cordarrelle Patterson (USA) playing for the Minnesota Vikings against the Green Bay Packers (both USA), on 27 October 2013.
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What is the longest Pick 6 in NFL history?

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed sets the NFL record for the longest interception return for a touchdown in a 36-7 win over the Eagles.
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Is any score possible in football?

There is still a long list of score possibilities up to 70-70 (considered to be the highest "possible" score) that have never happened before in NFL history. Some of the basic Scorigami results are 2–2, 4–0, 4–2, 4–3, 4–4, 5–2, 5–4, 5–5, 6–4, 6–5, 7–4, 8–2, 8–4, 9–4, 11–2, 11–4.
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Who has the longest rushing touchdown in NFL history?

Longest Run in NFL History: Derrick Henry's 99-Yard TD + Tony Dorsett | Fanbuzz.
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Has there ever been a 99-yard touchdown in the NFL?

Longest Passing Touchdown (99 Yards)

There have been 13 99-yard passing touchdowns in NFL history, the most recent of which were Eli Manning to Victor Cruz and Tom Brady to Wes Welker during the 2011 season. But only one instantly resulted in a victory.
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Who threw a 99-yard touchdown?

George Izo and Sonny Jurgensen throw 99-yard touchdown passes on the same date five years apart.
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Has there ever been a 100-yard touchdown?

Can't-Miss Play: Chiefs' D delivers bizarre 100-YARD TD after goal-line fumble. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashuad Breeland returns fumble made by Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson 100 yards for touchdown.
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What is the longest football pass in the air ever recorded?

During a game against the Baltimore Ravens back in December of 2020, Baker Mayfield threw up a hail mary toward the end of the second quarter. According to Pro Football Focus, the ball traveled a resounding 70.5 yards in the air before falling incomplete.
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How many 99-yard runs have there been in NFL history?

A 99-yard pass play is the longest play involving a forward pass that is possible in an American football game. It gains 99 yards and scores a touchdown for the offensive team. The play has occurred thirteen times in NFL history, most recently by Eli Manning and Victor Cruz.
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What quarterback can throw 100 yards?

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says he can throw ball '100 yards' in Mexico City.
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Why is football field 53 yards wide?

The reason for the 53.3 yards wide is because it's 160 feet converted into yards. To convert the initial measurement of 160 feet into yards, you must divide by 3. 160 divided by 3 equals 53.3 yards wide.
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Is NFL field wider than college?

The width of the field.

Yes, in a literal sense, pro and college fields are the same width (53 1/3 yards). But in a strategic sense, they're wildly different. Hashmarks dictate where the ball is spotted. In the NFL, they're 18 feet, 6 inches apart.
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How tall are NFL goalposts?

In the plane of each end line there shall be a centrally placed horizontal Crossbar 18 feet, 6 inches in length, the top face of which is 10 feet above the ground. The goal is the vertical plane extending indefinitely above the crossbar and between the lines indicated by the outer edges of the goal posts.
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Why are football fields 100 yards?

By 1912, the rule makers decided to add 10-yard-deep end zones to either end of the field, which would have made for a 130-yard-long field in toto. The problem was a number of colleges had built stadiums that wouldn't accommodate that length, so the distance between the goal lines was shortened to 100 yards.
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Did the NFL narrow the goalposts?

This year's Pro Bowl will feature a pair of new rule tweaks. Confirming a report from last month, the NFL announced Tuesday that the width of the goal posts will narrow from 18 feet to 14 feet for Sunday's all-star game, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
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