Butker kicks the opening kickoff in the very first quarter./ Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer/ USA TODAY NETWORK
The NFL is back, however the opening kickoff looked a fair bit various this year than it has in seasons past.
This season, the NFL presented the “vibrant kickoff,” an adjusted approach of kicking the ball that intends to increase the quantity of kickoff returns and minimize the quantity of injuries that take place on unique groups plays.
Fans were privy to the vibrant kickoff throughout the preseason, however Thursday night’s tilt in between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium was the very first time the brand-new kickoff was experienced in the routine season.
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker introduced the age of the vibrant kickoff, booting the ball out over the heads of the Ravens returners and out the back of completion zone. More information on the specifics of the vibrant kickoff can be discovered here.
— Franklin (@franklinisbored) September 6, 2024
The brand-new vibrant kickoff produced rather a response from NFL fans, who weren’t enjoyed see a touchback on a kickoff developed to produce more chances for returns.
New season, brand-new Dynamic Kickoff format ✅ pic.twitter.com/WJEhKFwAFi
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 6, 2024
And the vibrant kickoff remained in truth not vibrant. You’re gon na see a lot more touchbacks than you believe this year
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) September 6, 2024
Huge failure for the vibrant kickoff idea out of eviction
— Ben Fischer (@BenFischerSBJ) September 6, 2024
That kickoff was vibrant.
— Jake Louque (@jakelouque) September 6, 2024
The very first NFL “vibrant kickoff” is … a touchback
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) September 6, 2024
Why is the non-dynamic kickoff called vibrant kickoff
— Janik Eckardt (@JanikEckardt) September 6, 2024
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