2014 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #14


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: 2nd/10 B25. As A88 is reaching for a catchable legal forward pass on B's 5, B33 pulls him to the ground by the facemask. The pass is incomplete.


2. PLAY: 4th/goal B18. QB A12 throws a legal forward pass to airborne A88 who receives the ball over B's 8 and, while still airborne, propels the ball forward toward B's goal line. A84 catches the ball on B's 3 and crosses B's goal line with the ball.


3. PLAY: 3rd/12 A28. A33 advances to A's 31 where he fumbles. The ball rolls backward and out of bounds on A's 26. Team B is flagged for a defensive holding call during the fumble.


4. PLAY: 3rd/8 B18. The game clock is running with less than a minute remaining in the second quarter. Ball carrier A33 is downed inbounds on B's 12. Immediately after the ball becomes dead, A67 commits a personal foul against B34. B34 then gives the throat slashing gesture to A67. Clock?


5. PLAY: 4th/14 A16. B37 catches A4's punt on the 50 and advances to A's 2 where he is downed. Team A is flagged for an illegal motion foul. B86 holds on A's 4 during B37's run. Time expires in the first half during the down.


6. PLAY: 4th/8 B48. A4's punt is caught by B44 on B's 14. B44 advances to B's 22 and fumbles. An inadvertent whistle sounds during the fumble. During the punt, B56 illegally blocked A84 in the back on B's 28.


7. PLAY: 3rd/goal B32. The score is A22-B24. Team A is out of timeouts. A88 is tackled on B's 4 near the sideline with 0:14 showing on the game clock. With Team B slowly unpiling, the Team A coach comes onto the field and pushes B98 off the pile. The Team A coach is flagged with the game clock showing 0:05.


Rom Gilbert / pigskin@romgilbert.us / November 20, 2014 / (q-1414q)