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Originally posted by BigJWalt
I am not going to criticise these guys, maybe some missed calls, but oh well they are human. But I want to ask some of you more experienced guys a question or 2, and confirm what I have read.
#1. Field Goald - When the ball is kicked and goes directly over the upright it is considered a successful kick, correct?
#2. You had to see the play to get into this one. When B.Westbrook or C.Bulkhalter scored Monday for the Eagles on his leap into the end zone this created contraversy on the local TV station sport shows. Here is what I thought.
a. If you dove for the endline, and you were totally suspended in the air, you had to get the ball on the inside of the pilon.
b. If your foot is on the ground, you can have the ball on the outside of the pilon?
Doesnt the goaline extend indefinitely out of bounds?
Thank you, Jerry
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1) In the NFL, the ball has to pass completely inside the outside edge of the upright extended, if that makes any sense. C.F.:
http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/6908349
2) Not sure of the NFL rule, but it looked like situation a; the player jumped, and brought the ball across the goal line inside the pylon while in mid-air. The referee reviewed it and called it a TD using that explanation.