Kickoff Return Formation

Bengals returner Charlie Jones takes opening kick 99 yards

Bengals' Charlie Jones becomes first player to return 2 kickoffs for touchdowns under new NFL rules

Charlie Jones has certainly become a fan of the NFL's dynamic kickoff rules. The Bengals wide receiver became the first player to return two kickoffs for touchdowns since the new rules were put in place last season.

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NFL Reveals Historic Impact of Kickoff Rule Change, Highest Return Rate in 19 Years

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Watch: Charlie Jones returns Bengals' opening kickoff 98 yards for TD vs Bears

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NFL world reacts to Bears' thrilling shootout win vs. Bengals

In what has to be considered one of the craziest games of the NFL season, the Chicago Bears pulled off an improbable comeback win over the Cincinnati Bengals, 47-42, on Sunday.

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Bears vs Bengals: Inside the snap counts, stats, and the offensive explosion

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NFL Week 9 grades: Steelers earn 'A' for shocking Colts, Bengals get low mark for meltdown against Bears

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Bears 47, Bengals 42: Three observations in Chicago’s NFL Week 9 win

Rookie running back Kyle Monangai was set to be the feature back for the first time Sunday, with veteran starter D’Andre Swift out with a groin injury.

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Rookie Colston Loveland saves Bears from epic collapse after team gives up 15 points in two minutes to Bengals

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Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Live scores and updates from Week 9

NBC Sports

Kickoff returns are up, but touchdowns are down, with only one this season

Kickoff returns are way up in the NFL this year, and with that increase in returns is the promise of more excitement on a play that had become dull when touchbacks reigned supreme. But the most exciting thing that can happen on a kickoff hasn’t been ...

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NFL sees a surge in returns with the new dynamic kickoff. Onside kicks remain a concern

The NFL is pleased by an increase in returns as a result of adjustments to the so-called dynamic kickoff, with more plays and fewer injuries, though a change could eventually be coming to onside kicks.

Sports Illustrated

Colorado’s Quentin Gibson Quietly Becoming Elite in Key College Football Stat

Only a freshman, Quentin Gibson hasn't wasted any time in becoming one of college football's best kickoff return weapons. Through his first seven games with the Colorado Buffaloes, Gibson is second in the country with 427 kickoff return yards. UAB's ...

Columbus Dispatch

Watch Memphis football RB Sutton Smith weave through UAB players for 99-yard kickoff return TD

BIRMINGHAM, AL — UAB took an early lead against Memphis football on Oct. 18. It lasted 14 seconds. Memphis running back Sutton Smith returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, immediately tying the game and reeling off his first career ...