The NFL could be in for a record year in the kickoff return department. Because of the league's new kickoff rule, moving touchbacks to the 35-yard line, kickoff returns were up an exorbitant amount in ...

If you watched Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season, you probably noticed something that you haven't seen much over the past few years: kickoff returns. A lot of them. In fact, more than 75% of the kickoffs ...

Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely was just inches from crossing the goal line for a touchdown on Thursday night. But then the football was knocked loose. And not only did the ball come out, but ...

Okay, this is starting to get confusing. In 2024, with an eye toward player safety, the NFL revised its touchback rule to allow offenses to start from their own 30-yard line following kickoffs that ...

A small tweak to the kickoff rule led to a big increase in kickoff returns in the first week of the 2025 NFL season. Teams returned 75.6% of kickoffs in Week 1 for the highest rate in any week since ...

Kickoff returns are way up in the NFL this season as a result of the new rule moving touchbacks to the 35-yard line. And that may lead to a new NFL record for kickoff return yards in a season. The ...

With the Packers trailing 3-0 in the fourth quarter on Monday night, they faced a fourth-and-11 at the Eagles’ 40-yard line. The analytics said to try a 58-yard field goal. Matt LaFleur decided to ...