In an effort to increase touchbacks, the spot of the next snap after a touchback resulting from a kickoff is moved from the 20- to the 25-yard line. 2015 Rules prohibiting illegal "peel back" blocks are extended to cover all offensive players. ...
Perhaps the rest of Week 1 will put the "dynamic" into the NFL's new kickoff rules. In the 2024 season opener between the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, the league debuted its newDynamic Kickoff rule, aimed at breathing life into the play while also making it ...
analysts, coaches, and sports journalists alike have all been talking about theNFL's announcementregarding the new kickoff rules. Understanding these rules will help to understand the plays of different teams and why some are calling it a "major change" to the game. ...
The preseason gave NFL fans a chance to look at the new kickoffs. On those, the ball is kicked from the 35-yard line with 10 kick coverage players assembled on the opposing 40, five on each side of the field. Those players are within point-blank range of the “set up zone” between...
The league has taken steps over the years to mitigate these risks, including the introduction of rules that limit player formations and adjust how teams can approach kickoffs. Here are the key features of the new rule: Starting Position: Kickoffs will now start from the 35-yard line, a s...
We noted before the 2023 season that the NFL was studying the XFL's low-impact kickoff, and after another season of tinkering with the kickoff rules, the league is continuing to consider a major change.
A.J. Brown extends for absurd 40-yard grab deep downfield Alvin Kamara breaks loose for longest run since Week 3 Alvin Kamara corkscrews in for TD on crazy scoring run A.J. Moore blasts through unblocked for sack on safety blitz Adrian Peterson refuses to be stopped on TD to ...
The first full weekend of exhibition games featuring the NFL's new dynamic kickoff featured two long returns, a significant drop in touchbacks and mass confusion on an odd play that ended up as a rare safety.
Voted down were suggestions to permit coaches to challenge any officials' decisions other than scoring plays and turnovers, which automatically are reviewed. Washington's proposal to move the line of scrimmage to the 20-yard line instead of the 25 if a kickoff is sent through the uprights was...
Under the new NFL kickoff rules, the two lines are set up in much closer quarters, limiting injuries but also encouraging returns with added incentives. The new rules keep the low risk of injury, but incentivize returns. A ball kicked directly into the end zone can be brought out,...