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So long to the kickoff


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I like this change personally.  Now I can confidently take a break from the game after every score without having to peak back at the kickoff...and then go back to the commercial break.  Knowing that it isn't being returned will save me some effort.

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kickoff returns were getting rarer anyways. kickers were kicking a lot of touchbacks. more than half the league is kicking a touchback more than 60% of the time and that number had been growing ever since they moved the line from the 30 to the 35 back in 2011 or whenever it was.  

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