They’re bright yellow and found on both ends of the field. Kicking the ball through the goalposts will result in either an extra point or three, and missing the 18-foot-6-inch opening will cause gasps ...

and Shaggy Rogers’ “zoinks!”, the term “doink” is used to describe an NFL field goal or extra point hitting the frame of the goalpost and not going in. One of the many prop bets that ...

That led to fewer field goals and more tied games, though, according to the league. When the NFL wrote its own rules in 1933, it decided to move the posts forward again to the goal line.