The 5 o’clock club is published from time to time during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.

I think that Washington’s special teams play has had a bigger positive impact in 2025 than we, as fans, generally think about. Prior to the implementation of the ‘dynamic kickoff’ last year, special teams play had been relegated – in terms of significant plays – to a few big punts or punt returns per season.

I don’t think many NFL fans have quite gotten their heads around how much more impact the kickoff has on team success or failure now than it did just two or three years ago. I’d argue that an almost-hidden aspect of Washington

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