kickoff
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“He’s dynamic, but the problem with him is that he’s a freshman who just came into the program and is getting his feet wet,” Lara said before kickoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
But all Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson needed was six of those seven seconds to give the Ravens a shot—and produce the latest game-winning drive after a kickoff on record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Ravens became the first team to receive a kickoff with under 10 seconds left and produce a scoring drive since at least 1980, as far as data from Stats Perform goes back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Amid a weeklong barrage of criticism, the Rams didn’t land in Melbourne for their season opener Thursday until 28 hours before kickoff while the San Francisco 49ers had been there all week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Ward meetings, v'oter registration, pamphlets, committees. We’ll start the kickoff rally around eightish. I’m on St. Peter Street, the yellow stucco building just off Royal. You can’t iuiss it. Here’s my card.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Executives also hire him to help write their material for corporate kickoffs and all-hands meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Both teams lost fumbles on kickoffs, and Kennedy’s Membreve scored on an 80-yard kickoff return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025
He has made 11 of 13 field goals and kicked 93% of his kickoffs for touchbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
That first season, the percentage of touchbacks on kickoffs plummeted because kickers couldn’t boot the ball as far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
I’d been at campaign kickoffs, fund-raisers, and election-night parties.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
