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Booker
1) This is a loose ball play, a fumble by A behind the neutral zone, prior to a change of possession, is part of a loose ball play. However the ball was not recovered, it was kicked by B thru the endzone.
2) The ball in situation A was at the 2 yard line. The ruling that was given is B supplied a new force and it was B's force which put the ball into A's endzone. Since B caused the force which put the ball into and out of A's endzone, it would be A's ball 1st and 10 on the 20 after declining B's penalty and accepting the touchback. If A would accept the penalty it would be a loose ball play and the basic spot would be the previous spot. You would penalize team B 15 yards from the previous spot, and the result would be 1st and 10 from the 18 yard line.
3)The ball in situation B is in the endzone. The force that put the ball in A's endzone was the fumble by A. If A declines the penalty on B the result of the play would be a safety. We all know that A would not decline the penalty. This is still a loose ball play, a fumble by A behind the neutral zone, prior to a change of possession. The basic spot for a foul during the loose ball is the previous spot, so the penalty on B for illegal kicking would be 15 yards from the 3 yard line. The result of the play would be 1st and 10 for A from the 18 yard line.
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