Atop the goal posts are an orange-colored ribbon that must be 4 inches by 42 inches. But an interesting note in the NFL rules is that the field goal posts are not a simple yellow.

NFL goal posts would stand tall on the goal line for over three decades, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Then, in 1966, the rule changed again.

Atop the goal posts are an orange-colored ribbon that must be 4 inches by 42 inches. But an interesting note in the NFL rules is that the field goal posts are not a simple yellow.

Atop the goal posts are an orange-colored ribbon that must be 4 inches by 42 inches. Advertisement But an interesting note in the NFL rules is that the field goal posts are not a simple yellow.