Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard. Every kick and punt return touchdown from the 2017 nfl season. College football best kick punt returns of the 201718 season duration. Edmonton eskimos punt returner henry gizmo williams celebrated punt return touchdowns by. The destination for all national football leaguerelated video on the web. A dropkick, placekick, or punt may be used for a safety kick. So whether its blocked or travels 60 yards in the air it really doesnt matter, at that point the punting team has given away possession of the football whether they recover it or not. For a complete and current listing of the ncaa football rules committee, please go to. Panthers punt return makes nfl week 4 officiating video. A punted ball remains a kicked ball until it is declared dead or in possession of either team. Jim harbaugh wants to see an ncaa rule change on punts.
With a welltimed touchdown, a kickoff or punt returner can provide the key points that end up pushing your fantasy team over the top. Rule 10 section 2 article 4 of the nfl rulebook shows that there are two ways to put. Thanks to an 83yard punt return from ryan switzer, a good second quarter for the dallas cowboys got even better. List of national football league annual punt return yards. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index view current leaderboard. Final 2017 nfl special teams rankings nfl news, rankings. Browns sign dynamic returner jojo natson, cb donovan olumba. The cfl official rule book is published annually by the canadian football. A fair catch is a feature of american football and several other codes of football, in which a player attempting to catch a ball kicked by the opposing team either on a kickoff or punt is entitled to catch the ball without interference from any member of the kicking team. Guide for statisticians 4 of 37 revisions to the guide for the 2019 season removed exceptions to scoring kickoff plays with multiple laterals on a lastditch effort play. In gridiron football, touchdown celebrations are sometimes performed after the scoring of a. The nfl kicks off from the 35yard line, with 5 players on each side of the ball.
The record for punt return yards in a season is currently held by desmond howard of the green bay packers who had 875 yards in 1996 punt return yards leaders. The most unstoppable play in football is this trick punt return. As per pro football reference and the football database. Some returners are better than others, so its important for fantasy owners to keep an eye on depth charts to see which players will return kicks and punts for each team. This was certainly not what travis benjamin was hoping for.
The bears are going to miss the playoffs yet again, so why not take some risks and have fun with it in week 17. Discover next gen stats news, charts, and statistics. Patterson joined the bears after spending his first six nfl seasons with the vikings 2016, raiders 2017 and patriots 2018. The following are the 2019 nfl punt return statistical leaders, sorted by punt return yards. Where the word illegal appears in this rule book, it is an institutional term of art pertaining strictly. College football stats including division ia player and team stats at cbssports. Such action leads to an official blowing his whistle. The ball is then spotted on the receiving teams 20yard line. This weird nfl rule lets you score 3 points without kicking a field. Rookie tarik cohens grade as a punt returner is tied for the highest in the nfl through weeks.
Revisions to the guide for the 2018 season added additional guidance for scoring penalty plays enforced from the previous spot. There were some significant changes made to the nfl rule book this offseason. Utah has britain covey, who leads pac12 in yards per. If a punt doesnt cross the line of scrimmage, either team may pick up the ball and run toward its own end zone. Nfl s next gen stats captures real time location data, speed and acceleration for every player, every play on every inch of the field. If it is a kickoff, it is permissible to use an approved manufactured tee. Spot of the next snap after a touchback resulting from a free kick. A return kick is a kick by a player of the team in possession after change of. His electrifying, changeofdirection 61yard return last week against the 49ers helped keep the bears in a game where they struggled offensively.
To down the ball, a player must be in possession of the ball, stop his forward movement, and drop to one knee. Member clubs of the league may amend the rules from time to time, pursuant to the applicable voting procedures of the nfl constitution and bylaws. A brilliant punt return from devin hester was negated by a hold, creating a huge swing for the atlanta falcons against the seattle seahawks. College football stats are also available by conference. On saturday in things i didnt expect to see happening on. Where the word illegal appears in this rule book, it is an institutional term of art. Lions game the commentator stated if the punting team touches the ball and the opposing team recovers and then fumbles it. Rule 10 opportunity to catch a kick, fair catch section 1 opportunity to catch a kick interference article 1 during a scrimmage kick that crosses the line of scrimmage, or during a free kick, members of the kicking team are prohibited from interfering with any receiver making an attempt to catch the airborne. These five changes to the nfl kickoff are here to stay. Like a field goal, the kick is worth three points if it goes through the uprights. In this weeks officiating video the panthers punt return against the patriots is the first play discussed. A ball caught in this manner becomes dead once caught, i. Devin hesters 14 career punt return tds dec 12, 2017 take a look at all 14 of devin hesters career punt returns for touchdowns, as we hit 14 weeks until the 2017 season begins.
The most unstoppable play in football is this trick punt. The instant the ball hits the punters foot it becomes possession of the receiving team. The nfl video rulebook explains nfl rules with video examples. Free college football player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables. The packers special teams were poor for most of the season, but return man trevor davis third among returners in our grading was not a reason why, averaging 12. For an illegal wedge or an illegal doubleteam block during the kick or during the return. For a punt, drop kick, or placekick that is kicked from beyond the line of scrimmage or not. The xfls proposed rule change will encourage more kick returns while making. In 2014, the nirsa board of directors approved the flag football rules book editorial board. Rule 9 scrimmage kick section 1 kick from scrimmage kick behind line of scrimmage article 1 team a may attempt a punt, drop kick, or placekick from behind the line of scrimmage. Free nfl football player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables. Chargers player gifts patriots points with disastrously botched punt return. If there isnt a rule against ineligible man down field, couldnt you just use a kick punt formation to run a screen with blockers down field diggers3 nov 17 14 at 21.
Ryan switzer scores for cowboys on 83yard punt return. If you are a young football coach you can bet that you are going to have special teams duty and the punt return team might just en. The excessive celebration rule was severely scaled back in 2017. In a, the referee will inform a10 to return to the team. You may recall the punt rb christian mccaffrey tried to field but it hit a patriot on. The nfl record holder for the number of punt returns for a touchdown in a career is devin hester with 14. This is a list of national football league punt returners who have led the regular season in punt return yards each year. Either team can down a punt after it hits the ground or after one of its players touches the ball past the line of scrimmage. Article 2 of the 2017 nfl rulebook addresses this issue. Get 2020 nfl season stats, career statistics, game logs and injury updates on the new york giants safety.
Blockers for the return team will be forced to retreat once the ball is kicked, then. Watch chicago bears rookir tarik cohen embarrass the san francisco 49ers with an amazing punt return for a touchdown. England patriots danny amendola was the third nfl player in three seasons to suffer a concussion while attempting to return a punt. Desean jackson, then playing for the philadelphia eagles in the miracle at the new meadowlands, is the only nfl player to return a punt for a gamewinning touchdown on the final play of regulation. If in doubt, the outofbounds punt near the goal line is a touchback.
Chargers player gifts patriots points with disastrously. This edition of the official playing rules of the national football league contains all current rules governing the playing of professional football that are in effect for the 2019 nfl season. Watch to see the every kick and punt return td during the 2017 nfl season. Num punt returns, yds punt return yards, avg punt return average, fc fair catches, lg longest punt return, td punt return touchdowns. A safety kick puts the ball in play after a safety. View the most current football statistics for jabrill peppers, defensive back, for the new york giants at the football database. A touchback occurs when a punt touches the end zone before the ball touches a player on either team, or when the punt returner catches the ball in the end zone and drops to one knee. When a player controls the ball throughout the act of clearly touching both feet, or any other part of his body other than his hands, to the ground inbounds.