Sixty-yard field goals! Landing zones! The K ball! The kicking game seemingly has never played a bigger role in the NFL than it is this season. The Athletic national NFL writers Jourdan Rodrigue and Mike Sando join Robert Mays to dive into The Year of the Kicker in the NFL, how we got to this point, and the effects the rule changes are having on the league on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

4:30 The evolution in kickoff rules

29:36 The K ball

38:53 How much does this all matter?

48:27 The effects on offenses and defenses

Host: Robert Mays

With: Jourdan Rodrigue and Mike Sando

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Video Producer: Katy Duffy

Audio Producer: Michael Beller

Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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