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Old Sun Sep 05, 2010, 08:52am
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Originally Posted by The Roamin' Umpire View Post
In C, I'm sure they mean "the result of the play is a touchback instead of a successful field goal by virtue of the illegal kick." This is not a trick question - C is the answer you want.
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An illegal kick cannot score, but it is still a kick. Hence the touchback. Odd usage of the expression 'by virtue of' in the context of a foul.
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