Sometimes, NF: 2.43.4 ("Team designation (A & B, K & R)are retained until the ball is next marked ready for play) causes some serious confusion.
Although these "designations" are retained, NF: 2.43.1 establishes "the offense is the team in possession of the ball. The opponent is the defense. Is effect, when the defense intercepts a pass, or recovers a fumble they become the offense although their designation remains "B".
NF:8.2.3 stipulates, "If during a TD scoring play in which there was a change of possession the opponent of the scoring team commit a foul other than non-player or unsportsmanlike after the change of possession, the scoring team... " (enjoys the same options to choose to have the penalty enforced on the try, or subsequent KO)
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