<Dt> National Football League </Dt> <Dd> Missed field goals attempted from the defending team's 20 - yard line or closer result in the defense taking possession at their 20 - yard line . Missed field goals attempted from behind the 20 - yard line result in the opposing team taking possession at the spot of the kick . (From 1974 - 1993, the opposing team would take possession at the line of scrimmage, unless the kick was attempted from inside the 20 - yard line, in which case the opposing team would take possession at the 20 - yard line . Prior to 1974, a missed field goal was treated the same as a punt, and the kicking team could down the ball in the field of play if it did not cross the goal line; if the unsuccessful attempt crossed the goal line, it was a touchback, unless the defense ran the ball out of the end zone .) </Dd> <Dd> The opposing team takes possession at the line of scrimmage rather than at the spot of the kick . If the line of scrimmage is inside the 20 - yard line, the opposing team takes possession at the 20 . </Dd> <Dd> Under NFHS (high school) rules (except in Massachusetts and Texas, which play largely by NCAA rules), a field goal attempt is no different from any other scrimmage kick (punt, drop kick). If the field goal attempt is no good and enters the end zone it is a touchback (NFHS rules do not allow a scrimmage kick or free kick to be advanced if it crosses the goal line). If the ball becomes dead on the field the defensive team will next put the ball in play from that point . If a field goal is blocked behind the line of scrimmage either team may pick it up and return it (see below). </Dd>

Which team in the nfl kicks the most field goals