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Old Mon Oct 20, 2008, 03:41pm
Ed Hickland Ed Hickland is offline
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Originally Posted by Bresquire View Post
Thanks, i was pretty sure that was the answer. However if it just a failed field goal and nobody returns it. Does it go back to the line of scrimmage?

Bresquire
If it crosses the goal line it is a touchback ball is placed on the 20.

If it lands in the field of play and no one touches it the ball is dead at the spot.

A field goal is the same as a punt, in other words, there are free kicks such as kickoffs and scrimmage kicks which include punts and field goals. A field goal is an attempt to score and that is the basic difference from a punt.
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