The 2026 UFL season will be a season of firsts across the board, and we had an instance of that on Saturday. With 9:08 remaining in the first quarter of the DC Defenders' Week 1 road matchup against the St. Louis Battlehawks, kicker Matt McCrane connected on a 60-yard field goal. The significance? It was the first four-point field goal in UFL history. This year, among other UFL rule changes, teams are given four points for field goals that are made from 60 or more yards. McCrane has kicked for the defending UFL-champion Defenders since 2023. Last year (2025), he made 14 of 20 regular-season fi...
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