2014 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #9


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: 3rd/18 B28. The score is A26-B28. Team A has no timeouts remaining. A88 advances to B's 17 where he is downed inbounds. The covering official signals timeout thinking that the rear stake is the line to gain. A77 is badly injured on the play. The game clock shows 0:08.


2. PLAY: 3rd/4 B24. The score is A27-B28. A88 catches A14's legal forward pass and advances to B's 4 where he fumbles. The ball rolls out of bounds through Team B's end zone. B96 roughed the passer. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


3. PLAY: 4th/10 A20. B44 recovers the punt on B's 44 and advances to A's 2 where he fumbles. The ball rolls out of bounds through Team A's end zone. A88 illegally touched the ball on A's 42. B66 held gunner A84 on A's 28 just prior to the ball being kicked.


4. PLAY: 2nd/12 B32. The score is A27-B28. Team A is out of timeouts. A33 advances to B's 9 where he throws a backward pass toward the sideline to stop the clock. The ball is accidentally kicked by B86 and rolls out of bounds on B's 27. The clock shows 1:03 in the fourth quarter.


5. PLAY: 3rd/goal B8. A33 advances down the right sideline toward B's goal line pylon with the ball in his right hand. A33 dives toward the out of bounds area with the ball crossing the sideline on B's 3. Just as A33 is about to land, the ball has penetrated the plane of B's goal line extended beyond the pylon when A33 reaches out with his left hand and touches the pylon.


6. PLAY: 4th/10 A30. A55's snap goes over intended punter A4's head. A4 retreats to A's 5, recovers the ball and throws a legal forward pass. A88 catches the pass on A's 12 and advances to A's 44 where he is downed. A33 bad mouths the R while standing on A's 6 stating that he was pushed in the back during the loose ball before posssession by A4.


7. PLAY: 4th/12 A8. A4 muffs the snap in A's end zone. The ball is rolling in Team A's end zone when A4 kicks the ball. B44 muffs the ball on A's 18 and the ball rolls out of bounds on A's 21.


Rom Gilbert / pigskin@romgilbert.us / October 20, 2014 / (q-1409q)