2. RULING: A 2/19 B29. Offensive pass interference. The pass crossed the neutral zone. The pass is legal since the passer received the snap, was out of the tackle box when he passed the ball and the ball landed beyond the neutral zone. Thus, eligible receiver A88 must avoid opponents beyond the neutral zone. The 15-yard penalty for the offensive pass interference is enforced from the previous spot, B's 14. If the ball landed behind the neutral zone, it would be an illegal forward pass and there would be no pass interference. Common sense is a must in football officiating. However, overlooking a foul on this play is equivalent to penalizing the defense. NOTE: The neutral zone is defined in Rule 2-17-1. The so-called "expanded neutral zone" applies only to ineligible receivers.
3. RULING: Safety. Game over. The final score is A30-B28. The ball became dead when it touched the ground in B's end zone since the status of the ball is still a kick and no player of Team B touched the ball after the kick crossed the neutral zone. The impetus for the ball being in B's end zone is the illegal kicking by B96. Team A will decline the penalty for the illegal kicking foul by B96. The result would be the same if B96 batted the ball backward although it would not be a foul.
4. RULING: A f/k A30. The try ends. There is no score. B67 is disqualified. The fouls are offsetting with the try not replayed since Team B did not foul prior to the change of team possession. The penalty for B67's flagrant personal foul is not enforced on the kickoff since the foul is part of offsetting fouls. If B67 had not fouled, the try would be replayed (8-3-3-c-3). There was a score so the penalty is not declined by rule. B67 may have saved the game if the score was tied late in the fourth quarter.
5. RULING: A 2/15 A35; Snap. The referee will invoke Rule 3-4-3. The referee's judgment in invoking Rule 3-4-3 is based on the score, time, down, weather conditions, etc. Application of Rule 3-4-3 is not dependent upon whether the team fouled in an obvious attempt to consume time regardless of the technical wording of the rule. The referee need not read intent. Rule 3-4-3 does not apply when less than one minute remains in a half.
6. RULING: A 4/8 B38. The game clock shows 0:21. Team A is given the opportunity to rescind their team timeout based on the new facts and circumstances. If they rescind, the clock starts on the ready. It they keep the team timeout, the clock starts on the snap.
7. RULING: Safety. B f/k B20. The score is A30-B28. The ball did not become dead behind Team B's goal line. The result of the play is not a touchback. The result of the play is B's ball on B's 4. The basic enforcement spot is B's goal line since B29's run ended in B's end zone. Team A will accept the 15-yard penalty which results in a safety. Team A scores two points. The fourth quarter is extended for a free kick by Team B since a penalty was accepted for a live ball foul that occurred during a down in which time expired in a period and there are no exceptions.