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Old Sun Nov 05, 2006, 10:40am
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Lightbulb Canadian Ruling

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan
it is 1st and 10 at the 30 yard line going in. running back A10 gets his facemask pulled at the line of scrimmage, then fumbles which is recovered by A at the 25 yard line. the penalty was a personal foul, 15 yards. should the penalty be enforced from the spot of foul or the 25 yard line?
Facemask is an Unnecessary Roughness foul and carries a penalty, when on B, of 15 yards + automatic first down. UR POAs are always to the best of the non-offending team.

Result: 15y + AFD from PBD (point ball dead) = A 1D/10 @ B-12.5.
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