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Originally posted by Mike Simonds
Just for fun, lets say that its A's ball at A's 10 yard line.
Quarterback throws a backwards pass that hits the ground and goes into A's endzone. B then illegally kicks the ball over the end line.
If A declines the penalty the result of the play would be a safety. Score 2 points for B.
If A accepts the penalty this would be a loose ball play (because it was a fumble by A in or behind the neutral zone). This would be enforced from the previous spot, 15 yards.
I don't think this penalty is enforced from the goal line because it was a loose ball play.
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I'm just trying to get this right, myself and I'm kind of thinking out loud right now.
It would be enforced from the previous spot because it is the basic spot. (Backward pass by A behind the neutral zone = a loose ball play.)
I think you got it right.
Now, if A kicked it from behind the basic spot, it would be enforced from the spot of the foul. If A kicked it out of the endzone, (while it was in the endzone), accepted or declined penalty, it is a safety for B.