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Charlie Jones Returns Bengals' Opening Kickoff 98 Yards for TD vs Bears
Charlie Jones' 98-yard kickoff return was Cincinnati Bengals' first touchdown on kickoff returns this season and first since October 20, 2024, highlighting special teams impact.
- On Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Charlie Jones returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown at Paycor Stadium, opening the game's scoring.
- Facing a return-game drought, the Cincinnati Bengals entered Sunday with only four returns over the 30-yard threshold this year and their first kickoff-return touchdown since Oct. 20, 2024.
- Finding a seam near the numbers on the left, Jones avoided a diving tackle by Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos at the Bengals 49, ran up the left sideline untouched, then leaped into the stands to celebrate; Jones is a Deerfield native.
- The return denied an early series to Joe Flacco and the Bengals offense, and the Bears surrendered a touchdown on the opening kickoff for the first time in a decade.
- Jones' milestone follows his 100-yard return last season's Week 7 at Cleveland, as he became the first player with two kickoff-return TDs since the new kickoff rules were implemented last season.
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Bengals' Charlie Jones becomes first player to return 2 kickoffs for touchdowns under new NFL rules
Charlie Jones has become a fan of the NFL's dynamic kickoff rules. The Bengals wide receiver is the first player to return two kickoffs for touchdowns since the new rules were implemented last season.
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Bears give up TD on opening kickoff
CINCINNATI — The Bears gave up a touchdown on the opening kickoff Sunday for the first time in a decade.Bengals returner Charlie Jones, a Deerfield native, ran back the opening kickoff for a 98-yard touchdown to start the game at Paycor Stadium. The closest any Bears player came to Jones was kicker Cairo Santos, who dove for him along the left sideline. Jones broke the tackle and kept running.The last time the Bears gave up a kick return touchdo…
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