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Originally Posted by Bob M.
REPLY: shaefner...2-13-1 exists only to cover situations where a new force is added to a kick entering K's end zone. It can never apply to kicks entering R's end zone as you correctly pointed out. Consider this play:
PLAY: K's punt from A's 5 is blocked and comes to rest where either (a) K10 or (b) R6 muffs the loose ball into K's endzone and across the sideline. RULING: (a) Safety since it is K's force that put the ball into K's end zone where it became dead. In (b) it's a touchback since it was a new force by R which sent the ball across K's goal line.
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Bob,
I'm a novice to the rules here, but Situation (b) seems to be incorrect to me.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought a muff does not add a new force. So wouldn't this be a safety in both situations?