2016 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #5


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 or if there will be an extension of the period.

1. PLAY: 3rd/goal B24. The score is A24-B28. Team A has no timeouts remaining. Ball carrier A88 dives for the end zone, is hit and his helmet comes off. The game clock shows 0:08 in the second half when the down ends. The ruling on the field is that the ball did not penetrate the plane of the goal line before the helmet came off.


2. PLAY: 3rd/18 B40. The score is A26-B28. Team A is out of timeouts. A85 advances to about B's 22 where he fumbles with 0:06 on the game clock. A66 recovers and advances for a touchdown. Time expires in the second half. Replay: A85 was down before the ball came out. Replay and/or a measurement determines that a first down was not made.


3. PLAY: 2nd/12 A28. A17 receives the snap and leaves the tackle box while running behind the neutral zone. A17 reverses field and is pulled down by a horse collar tackle on A's 22 while directly behind the spot where the ball was snapped.


4. PLAY: 3rd/5 B15. The score is A28-B27 in the fourth quarter. Team B is out of timeouts. A18 is sacked for a loss on B's 20 with 0:34 remaining on the clock. A58 and A67 were flagged for a chop block on B's 16.


5. PLAY: 4th/10 B20. Team A lines up to attempt a field goal. A8 fakes a kick. Holder A4 immediately rises, runs and is downed on B's 24. B96 runs forward and leaps from beyond the neutral zone in an attempt to block the potential kick and B96 lands on A66. Game clock?


6. PLAY: 4th/5 A25. A8's punt is illegally touched by A87 on B's 39, muffed by B56 on B's 37 and then recovered by A88 on B's 36. B76 blocks A84 in the back on B's 33 before the kick ends.


7. PLAY: 3rd/9 B49. B96 strikes a blow to A12's helmet just after A12 releases a legal forward pass. A88 catches the pass on the 50 and advances to B's 35 where he fumbles. A87 recovers and is downed on B's 39. B66 was offside at the snap.


Rom Gilbert / pigskin@romgilbert.us / September 25, 2016 / (q-1605q)