2014 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #2


RULING FORMAT: Team (A or B) in possession, down, distance and succeeding spot (example: A 1/10 A40). If relevant, also include other information such as whether the 25 or 40-second play clock will be used, whether the game clock starts on the ready or snap, if ZAP 10 is a factor or if there will be an extension of the period.

1. PLAY: Try B3. A33 fumbles on B's 6. B96 bats the ball toward A's goal line. A88 recovers on B's 16 and advances across B's goal line.


2. PLAY: F/K A20. A4's kick is high and towards Team A's sideline. B44 gives a valid fair catch signal on B's 40 but stumbles and is unable to get into position to catch the kick. The ball hits the ground and bounces towards Team B's goal line. As A88 is pursuing the ball, B44 grabs A88 on B's 32. Instead of throwing his flag, the LJ blows his whistle when the ball is on B's 24.


3. PLAY: 4th/10 A30. A6's punt sails toward the Team A sideline. No Team B player is in position to make the catch. A Team A substitute, A99, steps onto the field and catches the kick in the field of play on B's 42. A99 hands the ball to the official who throws a flag. (COMMENT: According to an official in the game, this play occurred in a game a few years ago).


4. PLAY: 2nd/10 A40. The score is A24-B22. The game clock is running. Team A breaks the huddle with 12 players. A flag is thrown. The game clock shows 1:00 in the fourth quarter. Game clock?


5. PLAY: 3rd/10 B40. The score is A24-B27. A19 advances to B’s 38 where he throws an apparent incomplete illegal forward pass and is flagged. The game clock shows 0:21. It is now A 4/13 B43. Team A takes a team timeout to avoid the 10-second subtraction (ZAP 10). During the time out, replay determines that A19 was down before he released the pass.


6. PLAY: 2nd/4 B24. The score is A28-B28. A14's legal forward pass is intercepted by B47 in B's end zone where he fumbles. B63 recovers on B's 4 while grounded. During the fumble, B56 clipped A74 on B's 6. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


7. PLAY: 4th/goal B5. A3's field goal attempt hits snapper A55 in the helmet before passing above the crossbar between the uprights. Immediately after the kick, B66, while standing in B's end zone, hurls an expletive deleted at the SJ.


Rom Gilbert / pigskin@romgilbert.us / September 3, 2014 / (q-1402q)