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Old Mon Oct 11, 2004, 05:20am
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Re: Loss of Down

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Originally posted by BoomerSooner
Doesn't the loss of down portion of the illegal forward pass negate any chance to run a play. I have always been under the understanding that any penalty that included loss of down could end the game. Now maybe I'm wrong and if I am I'm sure you guys will let me know, but I think that's the answer.
No it does not. It is only a loss of down if the line to gain had not been made after the 5 yards are marked off.
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