touchbacks

Twenty-yard line restarts

A touchback in American football occurs when the ball becomes dead behind a team's own goal line after being put there by the opposing team—typically on a kickoff or punt that lands in the end zone.

The receiving team gets possession at the 25-yard line without having to return the kick.

He took a knee for the touchback.

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