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Originally Posted by john_faz
If the Officials judged that the QB intentionally fumbled the ball forward could they have ruled an illegal forward pass? Assuming he was past the LOS.
That would be a loss of down and the game would be over. Any thoughts?
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Look at the definitions of "pass" and "fumble". "Fumble" is defined by exclusion, while "pass" has certain criteria. It's apparently possible to fumble intentionally without its being a pass. Has Fed adopted any provision to prevent gain of some sort of advantage in such cases? (Not that I know of, but I'm frequently out of date.)