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| Defensive back B29 intercepts A’s pass in his end-zone where intended receiver A49 tackles B29 by the face mask. Ruling: |
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| B’s ball – 1st and 10 from the B 35-yard line. |
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| A’s field goal attempt from the B 12—yard line is wide and right. The ball will next be put in play by Team B - 1st and 10 from |
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| (T/F) A restricted Team A player may legally block an opponent below the waist in the tackle box as long as the block is directed north-south or toward his adjacent sideline. |
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| (T/F) B97 is legally blocked by offensive tackle A74 with sufficient force to change his path into the passer. B97 is excluded from a roughing the passer call, but can still be flagged for a personal foul. |
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| On a try attempt, QB A11 muffs the direct snap from center. A29 picks up the ball and runs it into the end-zone. Ruling: |
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| (T/F)Beginning in 2012, after all plays that result in a touchback Team B will next put the ball in play at the Team B 25 yard line. |
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| False - only on free kicks. |
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| Fourth and 6 at the B 17 yard line. A34 is stopped short of the line to gain. B63 piles on. Ruling: |
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| B’s ball — 1st and 10 after enforcement of the penalty. |
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| A71 is called for holding on a pass play that results in an interception by B48. On the interception return, B28 clips A47. Ruling: |
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| B has the option of refusing A’s penalty and keeping the ball after their clipping penalty is enforced. |
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| Second and 8 at the A 40-yard line. A24 catches a forward pass and fumbles after gaining 12 yards to the B 48-yard line. A82 recovers the fumbles at the B 46-yard line. Roughing the passer on the play will be enforced from |
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| Team A’s attempted field goal on 3rd down is blocked and remains behind the line where it is recovered by A32. Ruling: |
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| A’s ball, 4th down. Start the clock on the snap. |
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| Defensive nose-guard B66 enters the neutral zone suddenly. Offensive tight end A82 reacts to the movement of B66. Ruling: |
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| Team A foul - 5 yard penalty. |
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| (T/F) When Team B is awarded a first down, the clock will be stopped and will start on the snap. |
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| B18 intercepts Team A’s forward pass and returns it to the B 34-yard line. On the return, B48 blocks A78 in the back and above the waist at the B 26-yard line. Ruling: |
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| B’s ball, 1st and 10 at the B 16-yard line. |
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| Team A’s free kick after a safety (from the A 20 yard line) goes out of bounds. Among other options, Team B may elect to have the ball placed at the __-yard line. |
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| A63 is accidentally hit in the end—zone by an attempted screen pass on 1st and 10 starting from the Team A 4—yard line. The pass falls incomplete in the end-zone. Ruling: |
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| No foul. Incomplete pass. |
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| In running his pass route, A84 (without being contacted by a defender) steps on the sideline and returns in-bounds and catches an untouched pass. Ruling: |
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| Loss of down at previous spot. |
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| (T/F) Attempting to conserve time, running back A49, beyond the L.O.S., throws the ball forward and out of bounds. Ruling: 5 yard penalty from the spot of the foul and a loss of down. Start the clock on the snap. |
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| False: Start the clock on the ready. |
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| (T/F) A Team A player who is beyond the neutral zone may not block below the waist toward his own goal line. When in question, the block is directed toward his goal line. |
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| (T/F) When the ball is free-kicked, the game clock shall be started when the ball is legally touched in the field of play or crosses the goal line after being touched legally by Team B in its end zone. |
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| On a forward pass play, offensive lineman A79 is blocking B71 behind the neutral zone. While A79 maintains contact with B71, back A27 subsequently blocks B71 at his thigh. Ruling: |
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| Chop block. Previous spot enforcement. |
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| (T/F) No defensive player who is inside the tackle box may try to block a punt by leaving his feet in an attempt to leap directly over an opponent whether or not the ball is kicked. |
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| False. Only applies if ball is kicked. |
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| B25 is standing at the B-35 in position to catch a punt. As the ball is on its downward flight A88 runs by B25 very close to his side, causing B25 to adjust his position before catching the ball. A88 does not make contact and does not penetrate the one—yard area directly in front of B25. RULING: |
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| interference with the opportunity to catch the kick. |
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| (T/F) Team A fouls during a punt play. The untouched ball, prior to touching the ground in the end zone is batted backward out of B's end zone by a Team A player, and finally declared dead at the Team B 5-yard line. Ruling: lf Team B accepts the penalty, it must be enforced from either the previous spot or the subsequent dead ball spot. |
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| False. If the foul is for KCI, it will be enforced from the spot of the foul. |
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| A rolling punt, untouched by Team B, touched by A80 on the B 20-yard line, continues rolling and is finally downed by a Team A player at the B 10-yard line. A Team A penalty (except KCI) may be enforced from the previous spot or |
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| from the Team B 10-yard line. |
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| After the ball is dead, A55 blocks B33 at his waist, knocking him to the ground. As B33 hits the ground his helmet comes off. RULING: |
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| Dead-ball foul by A55, 15-yard penalty from the succeeding spot. B33 must leave the game for the next down as his helmet came off through play and not due to a helmet foul. |
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| When a scrimmage kick (other than a successful field goal, try, or in extra periods) ends in Team B’s end zone, the post-scrimmage kick spot is |
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| 27. Team A has only ten players on the field with six players on the line of scrimmage at the snap; five of the players on the line are numbered 50-79. RULING: |
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| Protection of the kicker (roughing or running into) ends when he ___ (Think of the unusual kick situation). |
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| carries the ball outside the tackle box before kicking the ball. |
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| (T/F) Penalties for all fouls by the kicking team, including kick-catch interference, are enforced either at the previous spot or at the spot where the dead ball belongs to Team B; Team B option. |
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| False. KCI is a spot foul. |
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| (T/F) To accept points on a successful field goal, Team A must decline penalties for Team B live ball fouls. |
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| (T/F) The horse-collar tackle is not a foul on a ball carrier or quarterback who is inside the tackle box. |
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| Fourth and 3 at the B-22. Team A leads 14-7 in the fourth quarter. Back runs out of bounds on the B-18 with exactly two minutes left on the clock. Team B was in the neutral zone at the snap. After enforcement of the penalty it will be |
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| A, 1/10 @ B-17, the clock starts on the ready. |
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| Team A is in its formation to kick off at the A-35. Two players, A33 and A66, are positioned in a four-point stance with their feet on the A-29 and their hands on the A-31. RULING: |
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| Team A foul, illegal formation. |
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| Team A receiver is airborne in the end zone and controls a pass but while airborne is hit by a defender which causes the receiver to fall to the ground. Immediately when hitting the ground the ball comes loose and touches the ground. Ruling: |
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| (T/F) Any of the following signals (valid, invalid, and "get away") if given by a Team B player during a scrimmage kick will cause the ball to become dead when possessed in the field of play. |
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| (T/F) It is possible to have a foul for roughing the passer even if the passer throws an illegal forward pass. |
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| Team A is in a formation to attempt a place kick (field goal or try). Three Team B players on their line of scrimmage inside the blocking zone align shoulder-to-shoulder and move forward together after the snap with primary contact against a single Team A player. Ruling: |
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| 5-yard penalty from previous spot. |
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| The kicker of a free kick may not be blocked until he has advanced ___ beyond his restraining line or _____________. |
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| five yards ; the kick has touched a player, an official or the ground. |
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| On a successful try, B55 commits a live-ball foul for unsportsmanlike conduct. RULING: |
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| Team A may repeat the try following enforcement of the penalty, or they may elect to have the penalty enforced on the succeeding kickoff. |
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| (T/F) Players of Team B may block below the waist only within the area defined by lines parallel to the goal line five yards beyond and behind the neutral zone extended to the sidelines. Blocking below the waist outside this zone, blocking below the waist against an opponent who is in position to receive a backward pass, and against an eligible Team A pass receiver beyond the neutral zone unless attempting to get to the ball or ball carrier are illegal. |
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| Third and five at the A-40. Quarterback A12 drops back to pass. Under a heavy rush, at the A-30 he throws the ball forward and it falls to the ground at the feet of back A44. A44 is pass—protection blocking at the A-35 and is not aware that the pass has been thrown. RULING: |
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| Fourth and 15 at the A—40. End B88 rushes the punter and is blocked legally by A43. B88 then crashes into the kicker. The referee rules that the block by A43 caused B88’s contact with the kicker. RULING: |
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| Illegally kicking and illegally batting the ball are ___ —yard penalties. |
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| (T/F) The foul for "illegal participation" has been eliminated; and all fouls involving too many players are called "illegal substitution" and carry a five-yard penalty. |
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| During a down ball carrier A22 is being tackled by B44. As he drives for more yardage A22’s helmet comes completely off without a helmet foul by Team B. RULING: |
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| The ball is immediately dead and the game clock is stopped. A22 must leave the game for the next down. |
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| (T/F) The penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct by a player of Team B includes an automatic first down. |
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| It is illegal for any player to initiate a block against an opponent who is out of bounds. The spot of the foul is |
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| where the blocker crosses the sideline in going out of bounds. |
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| The goal-line plane runs between the pylons and includes the entire pylon. This plane does not extend beyond the pylons except in two specific cases: |
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| when a ball carrier touches the pylon, and when a ball carrier touches the ground in the end zone. |
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| At the time the ball is made ready for play backs A22 and A33 are moving. A22 then comes to a stop and A33 continues in motion as the ball is snapped. RULING: |
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| Dead-ball foul for false start. |
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| The ball is at the left hash mark. Back A22 initially sets up outside the tackle box to the left after the ball has been made ready for play. He then moves inside the tackle box, stops and resets behind the left tackle. He then goes in motion to his right, and at the snap he is directly behind the left guard. RULING: (regarding blocking restrictions) |
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