Holy [expletive] that is one of the dumbest gaffes I've ever heard. Has this ever happened before? I've seen it before. Some teams would rather start with their defense on the field in both halves, thinking that a defense stop + punt will give their offense better starting field position than a kickoff return No. God no. No one is choosing one less possession in a game on purpose. That would be like the Lions choosing the wind at the start of OT. I refuse to believe any coach has purposely chosen to kick off both halves. Ps according to Fox, this happened to UCLA 2 years ago.