The Bears also settled for a field goal down 20 points, on a fourth-and-7 play from the Detroit 12-yard line, cutting the lead to 17. Credit them for fighting to stay in the game, but the Bears’ early mistakes doomed them. Detroit improved 7-0 on the road. If the Lions win ...
This will likely lead to some more tweaks over the offseason from the competition committee. But it's hard to envision more kickoffs getting returned unless a truly drastic change is made, like reverting touchbacks back to the 20-yard line. Barring that, teams will continue to believe that...
His day began by taking to the field more than three hours before kickoff for what has become his pregame routine this year. Following the official warmups, he lingered after all of his teammates left, throwing a few passes from the 20-yard line trying to hit the goal post...
The new kickoff rule is expected to significantly impact team strategies. Special teams’ coaches will need to adjust their playbooks and may opt for shorter, higher kicks to pin opponents inside their 25-yard line. Teams with strong return specialists might feel the impact more acutely since th...
What happened:Raiders kickoff returnerPeyton Barbergrabbed the bouncing ball near the sideline and stepped out of bounds at the 2-yard line. How it was resolved:Barber was ruled down at the 2, putting the Raiders in terrible field position for their third possession of the game. ...
Tempers flared on the field as both teams were heading into the locker room for halftime, resulting in three unsportsmanlike penalties from UCLA. Because of the number of unsportsmanlike penalties, UCLA was forced to kickoff from the 5-yard line to start th...
After months of theorizing, the NFL's ambitious new kickoff format hit the field in Canton. The results weren't exactly thrilling. The first two returns ended at the 26-yard-line, two penalties were committed for either the kicking or receiving team moving before a returner fielded the ball...
The Buckeyes held on for the 34-23 win, thanks in part to a 56-yard completion from quarterback Will Howard to freshman sensation Jeremiah Smith late in the fourth quarter. The win gave Ohio State head coach Ryan Day his first national title in his second appearance in a championship game...
Indeed. For some wild reason, on fourth-and-six at the 50-yard line, with 1:59 remaining and a 40-14 lead, Philly decided to go for it. Pickett’s pass was incomplete, but Over 2.5 bettors rejoiced."I can’t believe they didn’t let Hurts kneel out his Super Bowl win. ...
off on his first pass attempt of the game. Seattle also had a special teams turnover when Dee Williams muffed a punt. The Seahawks were hit with TWO safeties last Sunday; one because of an offensive holding penalty, and one after a 65-yard punt pinned them at their own 1-yard ...