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4th/goal B6. B56 blocks A3's field goal attempt. The ball does not cross the neutral zone. B96 bats the bouncing ball backward from B's 9. The ball rolls into B's end zone where (a) A77; or (b) B44 picks up the ball. |
Safety in (a) & (b). B f/k B20. The ball becomes dead when it hits in B's end zone since the kick did not cross the neutral zone before touching by B96. The impetus is the bat by B96. (8-7-2-a)
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4th/goal B6. B56 blocks A3's field goal attempt. The ball does not cross the neutral zone. B96 bats the bouncing ball backward from B's 9. The ball hits on B's 1 and A77 controls the ball in B's end zone prior to the ball hitting the ground in B's end zone. |
Safety. B f/k B20. The ball becomes dead when A77 recovers the ball in B's end zone. The impetus is the bat by B96. Impetus trumps illegal touching.
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4th/goal B6. B56 blocks A3's field goal attempt. The ball does not cross the neutral zone. B96 bats the bouncing ball backward from B's 9. The ball hits on B's 1 and B44 recovers the ball in B's end zone prior to the ball hitting the ground in B's end zone. B44 advances the ball across A's goal line. |
Touchdown - Team B. The ball remains a live ball when B44 recovers the ball in B's end zone since the kick did not hit the ground in B's end zone. The impetus, although not relevant, is the bat by B96.
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4th/goal B6. B56 blocks A3's field goal attempt. The ball lands on B's 4 and takes a reverse bounce. B96 bats the ball backward from B's 9. A77 controls the ball in B's end zone (a) prior to; or (b) after the ball hits in B's end zone. |
Touchdown in (a) & (b) - Team A. The ball remains a live ball in B's end zone until A77 recovers since a Team B player touched the ball after the kick crossed the neutral zone.
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4th/goal B6. B56 blocks A3's field goal attempt. The ball lands on B's 4 and takes a reverse bounce. B96 bats the ball backward from B's 9. The ball rolls into B's end zone where B44 recovers and advances across A's goal line. |
Touchdown - Team B. The ball remains a live ball in B's end zone since a Team B player touched the ball after the kick crossed the neutral zone. (6-3-3)
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4th/goal B6. B56 blocks A3's field goal attempt. The ball remains airborne and is coming down in the neutral zone where B96 bats the ball backward. The ball rolls into B's end zone where (a) A77; or (b) B44 picks up the ball. |
Touchback. The ball becomes dead as soon as it hits in B's end zone. The kick did not cross the neutral zone before touching by B96. B96s bat is not new impetus. (8-7-2-b-1)
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4th/goal B6. B56 blocks A3's field goal attempt. The ball remains airborne and is coming down in the neutral zone where B96 bats the ball backward. The ball hits on B's 1 and A77 recovers the ball before the ball hits the ground in B's end zone. |
Touchback. The ball becomes dead as soon as A77 recovers in B's end zone. The kick did not cross the neutral zone before touching by B96. B96's bat is not new impetus. (8-7-2-b-1)
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4th/goal B6. B56 blocks A3's field goal attempt. The ball remains airborne and is coming down in the neutral zone where B96 bats the ball backward. The ball bounces on B's 1. B44 recovers the ball before the ball hits the ground in B's end zone and advances across A's goal line. |
Touchdown - Team B. The ball remains a live ball since it did not hit the ground in B's end zone. The impetus, although not relevant in this play, remains the kick.
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