2016 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #6


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/8 B's 48. Airborne A88 has established control of A15's legal forward pass over B's 33. B44 leaps from out of bounds and touches the ball before A88 touches the ground. A88 lands with the ball and is downed on B's 24.


2. PLAY: 3rd/7 A33. B44 intercepts A16's legal forward pass and motors down the sideline. B44 drops the ball on A's 1 just before entering A's end zone. The ball comes to rest in A's end zone, no player attempts to recover the ball and the SJ whistles the ball dead.


3. PLAY: 4th/goal B10. A21 carries the ball to B's 5 where he fumbles. B44 picks up the ball in B's end zone and returns it to B's 10 where he fumbles. A85 then picks up the ball and carries it across B's goal line.


4. PLAY: 3rd/6 B26. The score is A21-B24 in the fourth quarter. Team A has no timeouts remaining. A18's pass is caught by A85 who is downed on B's 16. B98 is flagged for roughing the passer with targeting when he contacts passer A18 in the back with the crown of his helmet. The contact causes A18 helmet to come off. The game clock shows 0:09.


5. PLAY: 4th/9 B49. A5's punt is caught by B44 on B's 12 who runs to B's 22 where he fumbles. A76 recovers the fumble on B's 25 and runs to B's 4 where he fumbles. The ball hits the goal line pylon. B85 is flagged for holding on B's 18 during the punt.


6. PLAY: 4th/10 B30. The score is A27-B28. B44 intercepts A18's pass and runs out of bounds on B's 24. Team B was offside. Five seconds remain in the fourth quarter. The referee announces to the free world that the penalty is accepted, the down will be replayed and that the clock will start on the ready for play. As the referee is winding the clock, Team A sends in the field goal team. Team B makes no attempt to substitute. Time expires before the ball is snapped.


7. PLAY: Try B18. A88 just scored a touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter to make the score A27-B28. After scoring, A88 was flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct foul. A3's kick is blocked. The bouncing ball hits A82 in the leg on B's 9. B44 then picks up the ball on B's 3 and voluntarily retreats into B's end zone where he is downed.


Rom Gilbert / pigskin@romgilbert.us / October 1, 2016 / (q-1606q)