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NEW ORLEANS — Last season's Super Bowl featured trick plays, clutch performances and plenty of high drama as Kansas City rallied for a 25-22 overtime win against San Francisco. The one thing missing was a single kickoff return. All 13 kickoffs went for touchbacks, marking the first Super Bowl ever without a kickoff return and providing the final impetus for the NFL to approve one of its most significant rules changes in years by completely overhauling the kickoff. The new kickoff rule that led to a reduction in the rate of injuries and an increase in returns gets the opportunity to appear on the highest-profile stage in the Super Bowl.
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