Executing successful onside kicks began to decline in 2018 when the NFL banned running starts on kickoffs. The success rate was cut in half to 8.6% since that change.

The onside kick is inherently a hazardous play - players on the kicking team crash into players on the receiving team in their bid to knock the football loose. All of this could leave the NFL, the ...

The NFL's one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes ...

Teams started the average possession after a kickoff 25.5 yards from their own end zone. That was as high as the 29 in 2002 when kickoffs played a much bigger role. WHAT ABOUT ONSIDE KICKS?

Just 2 of 41 onside kicks were successful in 2023, according to NFL.com. An average of 4.8 onside kicks per season were successful since 2018, when the NFL also adjusted its rules for the plays, no ...

Lions head coach Dan Campbell explained his questionable decision to kick an onside kick early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Bills, saying that he expected Detroit to ...

FILE - The opening kickoff in a general stadium view during an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Jan. 13, 2024, in Houston. The NFL competition committee is proposing a rule to penalize so ...

Executing successful onside kicks began to decline in 2018 when the NFL banned running starts on kickoffs. The success rate was cut in half to 8.6% since that change.

Executing successful onside kicks began to decline in 2018 when the NFL banned running starts on kickoffs. The success rate was cut in half to 8.6% since that change.