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A88 extends the ball such that the ball breaks the plane of B's goal line. A88 is then hit and driven back to B's 3 where he is downed. |
Touchdown. The ball, in possession of a ball carrier, broke the plane of the goal line.
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| 2 |
A88's foot touches the goal line with the ball over B's 1/2. A88 is then hit and driven back to B's 3 where he is downed. |
A's ball on B's 1/2. The forward progress point is B's 1/2.
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| 3 |
The ball crosses the sideline on B's 1 and breaks the plane of the goal line beyond the pylon. A88 then steps on the goal line. |
Touchdown. The ball became dead when A88 stepped on the goal line. (8-2-1-a)
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| 4 |
The ball crosses the sideline on B's 1 and breaks the plane of the goal line beyond the pylon. A88 then steps on the sideline just short of the goal line. |
A's ball on B's 1. The ball is ruled out of bounds at the crossing point.
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| 5 |
The ball crosses the sideline on B's 1 and is over B's 1/2 yardline extended beyond the sideline when A88's foot hits the pylon. |
A's ball on B's 1/2. The ball becomes dead when A8's foot hits the pylon. The forward progress point is B's 1/2. (4-2-4-d)
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| 6 |
A88 dives or is blocked into the air. The ball (a) touches the pylon; (b) goes over the top of the pylon; or (c) crosses the goal line inside the pylon. A88 lands out of bounds. |
Touchdown. It is a touchdown in (a), (b) and (c). The ball carrier has possession of a live ball when the ball penetrates the plane of the opponent's goal line.
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| 7 |
A88 dives or is blocked into the air. The ball crosses the sideline on B's 1 and breaks the plane of the goal line beyond the pylon. A88 then touches the pylon. |
Touchdown. The goal line is extended since A88 touched the pylon. (8-2-1-a)
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| 8 |
A88 dives or is blocked into the air. The ball crosses the sideline on B's 1 and breaks the plane of the goal line beyond the pylon. A88 then lands out of bounds. |
A's ball on B's 1. The goal line is not extended beyond the pylon since A88 did not touch the pylon or the ground in the end zone. (8-2-1-a)
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| 9 |
The ball crosses the sideline on B's 1 and breaks the plane of the goal line beyond the pylon. A88 then steps on the sideline just inside B's end zone. |
A's ball on B's 1. The sideline is out of bounds and not in B's end zone. Therefore, the goal line is not extended beyond the pylon.
(8-2-1-a)
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| 10 |
The line to gain is B's 1-1/2. A88 is tight roping down the right sideline with the ball over the out of bounds area. A88 steps on the sideline on B's 2 when he has the ball over B's 1 extended out of bounds. |
A 1/goal B1. The most forward point of the ball when declared out of bounds between the goal lines is the point of forward progress.
(RR's 4-2-4-d bulletin - June, 2011)
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