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Originally Posted by LockedOut
Yes it's accounted for. A 50 yarder in the NFL will have the ball snapped at approximately the 34-35 yard line.
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not to be nitpicky, but a 50 yarder in the NFL would mean the line of scrimmage is the 32. In the CFL, it would mean the line of scrimmage is the 42.
The holder almost always lines up about 8 yards behind the line of scrimmage, never less then 7 I don't think.
So, for the NFL, 50 yards = the 32 yards from the line of scrimmage to the end zone, the ten yards the uprights are behind the touchdown line, and the 8 yards the kicker lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
Weird quirk: FG kickers get credited for the yards behind the line of scrimmage that they kick from, but punters do not.