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Originally Posted by PackersFTW
I'll go try to Google this some more. I'm still confused about what happens if it's not 4th down, you boot it 20 yards down field, and the defense recovers the ball. Do they decline the penalty (which is what exactly, 10 yards? 15?)? What if the defense kicks it and then recovers? I'm guessing the offense accepts the penalty and it automatically reverts back to the offense or something?
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Illegal kicking of a loose ball or ball in player possession is a 10 yard penalty in the NFL and the foul is enforced from the spot of the kick.
Regardless of the down, R (or B) has the right to decline the penalty and accept the result of the play. If they accept the penalty, K (or A) will replay the down after 10 yards are enforced from the spot of the illegal kick.
More information is needed to answer your last question. Did B (the defense) ever possess the ball before it became loose and was illegally kicked?