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Originally posted by chiefgil
The options for Team B:
Decline the penalty - TD for Team A
Accept the penalty - Team A gets one untimed down following a 5 yard penalty.
There is no ineligible player downfield since there was not a legal forward pass.
Try explaining that to the coaches.
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chiefgil, remember the new rule in 05 is that accepting the penalty will no longer result in an untimed down. The rule from the NF website is as follows; Rule 3-3-4 A period shall not be extended when a foul occurs that specifies a loss of down. This will prevent a team from gaining an advantage by committing a loss of down foul.