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Charlie Jones Takes Opening Kick Back for Bengals Touchdown Against Bears

The play ended a season without a kickoff return score for a unit that had struggled to generate big gains.

Overview

  • Reports list the return as either 98 or 99 yards, with the official distance to be confirmed by the NFL box score.
  • It marked Cincinnati’s first kickoff return touchdown of 2025 and the team’s first since Oct. 20, 2024.
  • Jones also returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against the Browns on Oct. 20, 2024.
  • He found a clear lane to the left and was not contacted until inside the 5-yard line, when Jonathan Owens got a piece of him.
  • Jones joins Tremain Mack and Brandon Wilson as Bengals players with multiple kickoff return touchdowns in franchise history.