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 ...

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 ...

The NFL's recent changes to its kickoff rules appear to have achieved their primary objectives, particularly in increasing the number of returns. There was a stretch throughout the 2010s, and even ...

The NFL season has been filled with critical calls from players, coaches, front offices and broadcasters. In Week 6, the officials joined the fray. Tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins' ...

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 ...