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Originally Posted by jkumpire
I think I know the answer already, but this might be something for people to chew on. At a local rules meeting last night the questions was asked: "If A is allowed to have penalties on scoring plays applied to the kickoff, can the defense do the same thing?" He had found no rule that said they could not.
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In short, the question asks if B can be given the option if they score. The answer is Rule 8-2-2 applies to both A and B. It even could apply to R. All that is required is to apply the proper team designation to 8-2-2.
Team designation is defined in 2-43.
2-43-1: Offense = team in possession of the ball.
Defense = team not in possession of the ball.
2-43-2: A = Team putting ball in play. B = opponent.
2-43-3: K = Team who legally kicks ball. R = opponent
2-43-4: Team designations (A and B, K and R) are retained until the ball is next marked ready for play.
So during any down A, B, K, and R does not change. The only thing that can change is offense/defense.
The question as given above compares
A and
defense as if they are never the same. As written it assumes that A is always on offense and is the only team that can score, and and B is always on defense. That is not true. Team A and the defensive team could be the same team.
Play: A1 drops back to pass and throws an interception to B1 who runs the ball back for a touchdown.
The play starts with A on offense and B on defense. When B1 intercepted B changed to become the offense and A changed to defense. B is the team that scored because they remain B throughout the down.