Why Detroit Lions will be VERY aggressive on kickoffs in 2025

Detroit Lions To Alter Their Kickoff Strategy for 2025

The Detroit Lions are ditching their conservative touchback approach and dialing up the heat on kickoffs in 2025. With a rule change boosting touchbacks to the 35-yard line and Jake Bates proving he can nail booming boots, special teams coordinator Dave Fipp is ready to unleash a more aggressive kickoff strategy. TL;DR: Lions hit 77.3% touchbacks in 2024, placing the ball at the 30-yard line. Rule tweak moves touchbacks to the 35, creating a st…

Why Detroit Lions will be VERY aggressive on kickoffs in 2025

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Detroit Lions were begrudgingly conservative on kickoffs in 2024. Here’s why that’s about to change. Last year, the Detroit Lions kickoff strategy was relatively simple. For most of the season, they decided it was better to boot it into the endzone and give the offense a touchback—setting the ball at the 30-yard line. Detroit posted the sixth-highest rate in touchbacks in the NFL (77.3%). A lot …