The Brief

Expanded replay, kickoffs, and adjustments to overtime are some of the notable rule changes for the 2025 NFL season.

A new virtual measurement is also being implemented to mark the distance needed for a first down.

The NFL season starts tonight as the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles battle the Dallas Cowboys.

The NFL returns on Thursday night, and the league is instituting new rules for games this season, including kickoffs, changes to the overtime rule for the regular season, expanded replay assistance, and the utilization of virtual measurements replacing the chains to determine first downs.

In April, owners voted to make last year’s dynamic kickoff permanent while moving touchbacks on kicks that land in the end zone from the 30 to the 35-yard line, a move likely t

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