2016 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 or if there will be an extension of the period.

1. PLAY: 3rd/7 B47. Fourth quarter. The score is A23-B21. Team A runs 39 seconds off the game and play clocks before committing a false start. The game clock shows 4:00.


2. PLAY: 4th/10 A20. The score is A28-B25. Potential kicker, A8, is back to punt. The play clock runs out. The game clock shows 0:48.


3. PLAY: 3rd/20 A20. A16 muffs the snap. The ball is accidentally kicked from behind to beyond the neutral zone. A67 picks up the ball on A's 24 and runs to A's 32 where he is downed. B96 pulled A72 out of the way in an attempt to recover the loose ball.


4. PLAY: 3rd/goal B8. The score is A28-B28. The snap for a field goal attempt is high and caught by holder A5. A5's legal forward pass is intercepted by B44 in B's end zone. A82 tackles B44 on B's 30 when he pulls B44 down by the face mask. B62 blocked A53 below the waist in B's end zone during B44's advance. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


5. PLAY: 4th/13 A7. The score is A27-B27. A58's snap hits shield blocker A77 and hits the ground. B98 bats the loose ball backward from A's 2. The ball hits B97 in the leg on A's 3 and ricochets into A's end zone. A8 picks up the ball and quickly punts the ball. The punt is blocked and goes over A's end line without entering the field of play. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


6. PLAY: A 4/10 B30. The score is A27-B28. Team A has all of their timeouts remaining. A88 advances to B's 17 where his attempted backward pass goes forward and is incomplete. The game clock shows 58 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.


7. PLAY: 3rd/4 B24. The score is A21-B27. The game clock shows 0:24 in the fourth quarter and will start on the snap. A88 replaces A82 who starts off the field within three seconds and is at the numbers when the ball is snapped. A16 takes the snap and throws an apparent touchdown pass to A88. The players don't hear SJ's whistle at the snap. The SJ reports a dead ball illegal substitution foul to the referee. The game clock shows 0:21.


Rom Gilbert / pigskin@romgilbert.us / November 27, 2016 / (q-1514q)