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Originally posted by w_sohl
Let's say that K gained possesion while his feet were in the endzone but reached outside the endzone to say the 1/2 yard line (ball has not crossed goal line yet) secured possesion and then brought the ball across. I think this would be a touchdown.
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If K was standing with his feet in the EZ but reached out to secure a kick that had been muffed by R at the 1/2 foot line, the ball becomes dead at the half foot line as the position of the ball is important, not the player in this scenerio. When K secures possession of a kick that has crossed the NZ and it has been touched by R, the ball becomes dead and is K's at hat spot 1st and 10 (or goal in your play). As soon as the position of the ball is such that it crosses R' Goal Line, it is a touchback in all cases for a Kick which is not a scoring attempt.
Another way to think of it is, there are only two ways for K to be able to advance the ball after a legal scrimmage kick and therefor score a touchdown.
One, the kick ends because R secures possession and thereafter during the down, losses player possession (it is now a fumble) and K recovers. K has recovered a fumble not a K so they have all the rights to normal advancement of the ball.
Two, if they recover the scrimage kick in or behind the NZ they may advance the ball.
[Edited by BulldogMcC on Sep 9th, 2005 at 01:07 PM]