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Originally posted by bfoulk
Here's today's Play of the Day:
It is first and 10 on A's 3. Runner A1 fumbles on his 2-yard line. B1 intentionally kicks the loose ball which is: (a) on A's 2; or (b) in the end zone. The ball then goes out of bounds behind the goal line.
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(a) B1's illegal kick was a new force and caused the ball to cross over the goal line and go out of bounds. B's force caused the ball to go out of bounds in A's end zone. Results of the play is a touchback. Now let's deal with the foul. This was a foul during a loose-ball play because this was a fumble by A in or behind the neutral zone. The basic spot for a foul with a loose ball is the previous spot. If A accepts the penalty for B's foul, it will be A's ball 1 & 10 at A's 18-yard line.
(b) The force that put the ball into A's end zone was the fumble by A. Once it is in the end zone, the illegal kick by B1 is not a new force. The play results in a safety. A's force caused the ball to go out of bounds in A's end zone. If A accepts the penalty for the foul by B, A will get the ball back 1/10 at A's 18-yard line because this is a foul during a loose ball play.