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Originally posted by ljudge
5. With 0:10 seconds remaining in the game, A leads 23-20. On 4-10 from As 2. QB A11 is under pressure in his end zone. He intentionally grounds a pass to avoid a loss of yardage. Clock reads 0:02 at the end of the down.
Ruling: It's a safety whether the grounding is accepted or declined because the run ended in the endzone and the play ended there. There will need to be an untimed down for the free kick at a minimum as possession has changed and a safety was involved. [/B]
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The free kick will happen, however, I disagree with your statement that it will be an untimed down. A down begins with a legal snap or a free kick (2-7-1), so the free kick is going to be the last timed down of the period, not the safety since there is still :02 on the clock.