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NFL's fourth-down revolution and new rules lead to record-low punts in 2025

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The NFL is seeing a decline in punts, with the 2025 season on track to set a record for the fewest punts per game

Baltimore Ravens punter Jordan Stout (11) warms up before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis.

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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt Lafleur watches during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis.

There were three times in the first 59 years of the Super Bowl era that a team went back-to-back regular-season games without punting once.