Overview
- Matt McCrane, who converted a 60-yard attempt Saturday, logged the UFL’s first four-point field goal in the DC Defenders’ Week 1 game at St. Louis.
- The UFL’s 2026 rules award four points for field goals from 60 yards or more and also ban the tush push, allow one foot in bounds for catches, and bar punts inside the 50 until the two-minute warnings.
- St. Louis outgained DC and won 16-10, controlling possession and avoiding turnovers after DC’s early lead from the long kick.
- Battlehawks kicker Tucker McCann made a 58-yarder that stayed a three-point try under the new threshold.
- Early coverage notes the four-point option could change how coaches value long attempts, with any NFL interest limited to discussion at this stage.