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First it's rule 8-3-4 that states "If during a succeesful try, a loss of down foul by A occurs there is no score and there is no replay"
Second 8-3-6 states if during unsuccesful try a foul occurs by A the penalty is obviously declined the results stand and the penalty is declined and there is no replay
Both of these sections never mention suceeding spot the revised Article 5 mentions specifically suceeding spots.
Here would be my approach.
The implication of 8-3-4 is that a team will accept the penalty... (The theory that no body want to have points put up on the board) and there is no score, you dont replay because they lost the down for the try. Make sense to me...
But here is where I have a little bit of concern Under the new rules if B fouls they have the penalty enforced on the suceeding spot, and the points still score...why not let B have the same chance if A fouls. Why is this penalty now automatically accepted, they took out the automatic accptance of a TD last year... Depending on score I could see B letting a team have the two points if it meant moving the ball back 15 yards on a kick to get better field position. So there is no as much consistency as there ought to be. so under the new rules A has three options B has two. But B always just has two options accept or decline so that is consistent but maybe B should have the third option of giving them the points and taking the yardage...
I guess NF feels that the non scoring is the penalty for a foul by the offense but that there is no yardage. So once the penalty is automatically accepted the try is over.
Under current rule I would agree there is o suceeding spot penalty
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