On Thursday, the Los Angeles Chargers pulled off a rare “free-kick field goal.” There are other oddball rules in the book if you dig deep enough.

Cameron Dicker last week became the first NFL kicker to convert a free kick since Wersching did it while with the Chargers in 1976. The team brought Wersching to El Segundo on Monday, a surprise

It had not happened in nearly 50 years, but Thursday night's NFL game saw the first sucessful fair catch free kick since 1976.

The unexpected star of the show on 'Thursday Night Football' was baffled by the Broncos' confusion over the fair catch free kick.

The Chargers forced a Broncos punt after Justin Herbert’s second interception in as many games. On the punt, Broncos cornerback Tremon Smith committed fair-catch interference on Chargers returner Derius Davis. That set Los Angeles up with the ball at the Broncos’ 47-yard line, with one untimed down remaining in the half.

The Los Angeles Chargers took advantage of one of the most obscure rules in the NFL rule book on Thursday night when they successfully converted a fair-catch free kick during their 34-27 win over the Denver Broncos.

Free-kicks are rare in the NFL. How are they different from field goals? Check out the rules behind this unique play now.

Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made the longest fair catch free kick in NFL history at the end of the second quarter against the Broncos on Thursday night.

The incredibly rare play hasn't been successfully pulled off in nearly half a century before the L.A. Chargers used it against the Denver Broncos Thursday night.