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Originally posted by cowbyfan1
The rule in the front of the book is not contradicting itself. Rule 2-42-1. "The offense is the team which is in possession of the ball. The Opponent is the defense." So by this rule the front of the book is exactly right. The offense scored and the foul was on the defense. Now the contradiction comes with 2-42-4 that says "team designations remain the same until the ball is next declared ready for play." So it is really rule 2 that does the contradicting.
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Well the front of the book says "defense," the actual rule says "opponents." If you have a change of possession, that can make a huge difference on how the penalty is enforced. So much of a contradiction, the NF posted the mistake and said they will address this next year in the rulebook. But their intent of the rule was not to give the options on a change of possession penalty when it did not affect the TD. The intent of the rule is to not give a "free shot" to the defense and have the penalty declined with no consequence. I do not think a holding penalty was intended to be enforced on the kickoff possibly.
Peace