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Originally Posted by ajmc
Not quite sure what you intended to suggest by, "this is not a forced touching situation".
NF: 7.4.4 advises, "If a fumble of backwards pass is out of bounds behind a goal line, the ball belongs to the team defending that goal line and the result is either a TB or safety. NF: 2.31.6 suggests, "A backwards pass ends when it is caught, recovered or is out of bounds."
NF: 2.13.1 warns, "....After a backwards pass, fumble or kick has been grounded, a new force may result from a bat, an illegal kick or a muff". B1, being blocked into the grounded backwards pass is neither a bat, illegal kick nor muff and therefore does NOT constitute a new force. The responsibility of the ball getting to, and through, A's End Zone is A's backwards pass, resulting in a safety.
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REPLY: ajmc...See: 8.5.1 SITUATION B. I agree with you that it's clearly not in sync with rule 2-13-1, but this is the Fed's ruling. How about that...a case play in conflict with the rules !!!