I disagree with the consensus in 1 & 2. There was no play. The action that caused the dead ball was the foul. Everything that happened after the foul is moot. Remember the whistle does not stop play. The rules determine when the action ends.
Example:
K kicks off on a free kick prior to the ready for play.
(1) B runs it back for a TD.
(2) B fumbles and A recovers.
According to your logic, would (1) count and (2) not.
The point is, nothing that happened counts. Similarly, everything after the dead ball fouls in your examples is irrelevent. Thoughts?
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