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5-1-3 When a scrimmage down ends with the ball in the field of play or out of bounds between the goal lines, a new series is awarded to:
a. A, if the ball belongs to A on or beyond the line to gain.
b. B, if the ball belongs to B at the end of any down.
c. B, if at the end of the fourth down, the ball belongs to A behind the line to gain.
So the rule says that once the ball becomes dead after 4th down a new series is automatically awarded. However, if it is really third down then all of the requirements of 5-1-3c have not been met.
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