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Originally Posted by nmayhew
MB thank you for your help.
I was trawling through play-by-play on NFL.com to find examples but what they don't tell you on there is where the foul was committed, which is key, right?
However, this play came to my attention from San Diego v Pittsburgh last night (I have it recorded but haven't watched it yet):
"2-6-PIT 36 (3:56) 39-W.Parker right end to PIT 49 for 13 yards (24-C.Gordon). PENALTY on PIT-83-H.Miller, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 36 - No Play. "
The next play was 2-16 from PIT 26.
I know it's difficult without seeing the play, but was the penalty enforced at the original line of scrimmage and it deemed "no play" because Miller committed the holding penalty either at or behind the l-o-s?
Otherwise it seems to contradict the earlier examples.
Many thanks once again,
Nick
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In the NFL, fouls at or behind the line of scrimmage are penalized from the previous spot. The penalty includes a replay of the down.
Downfield (on a running play), the foul is either penalized from the end of the run or the spot of the foul, depending on which hurts the team with the ball the most. (Think of it this way - the offense is entitled to all the yardage up to the end of the run or the foul, whichever comes first.) If the line-to-gain is reached after enforcing the foul, it's 1st-and-10. If not, replay the down.