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Old Wed Oct 31, 2001, 07:36pm
BktBallRef BktBallRef is offline
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Originally posted by NCOfficial
Would it still be a touchback even if the ball struck a member of Team B? Wouldn't that be a new force?
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The muffing or batting of a pass, kick or fumble in flight is not considered a new force.

Just remember that any kick that goes into R's EZ is always a touchback. If the kick is muffed, it's still a kick. A kick doesn't end until it's possessed or it becomes dead.
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