2016 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #15


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/18 A2. The game clock shows 0:30 in the fourth quarter and the score is A28-B23. QB A18 throws a forward pass that is deflected back to him while in A's end zone. A18 catches the deflected pass and throws a second pass from A's end zone which is incomplete on A's 12.


2. PLAY: 4th/7 A43. B44 is positioned to catch A6's punt on B's 17. B55 blocks A84 who stumbles into A86. A86 loses his balance and contacts B44 when the punt arrives causing B44 to muff the punt. A88 recovers the ball on B's 25.


3. PLAY: A 1/10 A20. A33 advances to A's 34 where he is downed. At the snap, A64 fires out and blocks B56 two yards downfield on A's 22. The block is from behind, below the waist and above the knee. The block occurs in the blocking zone before the ball left the blocking zone.


4. PLAY: 3rd/15 B45. The score is A28-B24. B44 intercepts A19's legal forward pass. As B44 is about to be tackled on B's 30, he throws the ball forward and is flagged for an illegal forward pass. The pass falls to the ground incomplete. When the ball becomes dead, the game clock reads 0:13 in the fourth quarter.


5. PLAY: F/K A35. A6's kick bounces high after being kicked into the ground. A89 leaps on A's 47 near the sideline and bats the ball backward to A's 42 where grounded A77 recovers. B44 had given a fair catch signal but neither he, nor a teammate, was in position to gain possession of the ball when A89 batted the ball.


6. PLAY: 3rd/12 B22. The score is A24-B28. A17's legal forward pass is caught by A85 near B's end line. B44 is flagged for apparent defensive pass interference when he contacts A85 from behind without playing the ball. A85's foot hit the pylon before he was contacted by B44 and before he touched the forward pass. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


7. PLAY: 2nd/goal B8.  The score is A27-B28.  Neither team has timeouts remaining.  A88 advances to B's 1 where he is downed.  During the down, A66's helmet comes off following a legal hit and A77 is flagged for holding on B's 3.  When the down ends, the game clock reads 0:04 in the second half.


Rom Gilbert / pigskin@romgilbert.us / November 30, 2016 / (q-1615q)