2014 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #11


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: 4th/12 B32. The score is A24-B28. Team A is out of timeouts. B44 drags end A88 down on B's 23. A16, observing that his primary receiver is down, tucks the ball, advances and is downed on B's 28. The game clock shows 0:19 in the fourth quarter.


2. PLAY: Try B3. Team B elected to have a 15-yard penalty enforced on the kickoff for a celebration foul that occurred after the Team A touchdown. The kick is blocked. B44 recovers and advances across A's goal line. During B44's advance, B95 commits a clipping foul. Well after B44 crosses A's goal line, he is tackled by A77.


3. PLAY: 2nd/goal B8. B99 intercepts A16's legal forward pass on B's 3 and his momentum carries him into B's end zone. While in B's end zone, B99 fumbles the ball. The ball bounces out of the end zone to B's 2 where A66 bats the loose ball back into and out of B's end zone.


4. PLAY: F/K A35. The ball is kicked into the ground and bounces over the head of B's front line players near A's 45. A88 muffs the ball on B's 47 and the ball rolls out of bounds on B's 45. During the kick, B94 blocks kicker A8 above the waist on A's 39.


5. PLAY: 4th/8 A42. Team A's offensive line is bowed with A78 in a 3-point stance but his head is not breaking the waistline of the snapper. Just prior to the snap, B96, directly across from A78, enters the neutral zone. A78 immediately lifts a hand from the ground.


6. PLAY: 3rd/5 B25. With seconds remaining in a half and the ball ready for play, Team A quickly lines up and the ball is legally snapped to A12 who throws the ball forward directly to the ground. Team A's formation was not legal at the snap. When the ball becomes dead, two seconds show on the game clock. Clock?


7. PLAY: 1st/10 A10. B44 intercepts A16's legal forward pass and advances to A's 2 where he throws a backward pass. A47 intercepts at A's 3 and his momentum carries him into A's end zone where he fumbles. The ball rolls into the field of play. B33 muffs the ball on A's 2 and the ball rolls into A's end zone and over the end line.


Rom Gilbert / pigskin@romgilbert.us / October 30, 2014 / (q-1411q)