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Originally Posted by mjjacobs
I was watching the 1961 title game between the Packers and Giants on You Tube and saw an interesting play before 1/2 time. The Giants, on 4th down on about the Packer's 7 had an incomplete pass in the end zone to Kyle Rote.
The officials set the ball at the 20 where the Packers took over. Does anyone know how the rules might have changed for touchbacks in the NFL?
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Assuming that the officials aren't going to botch something like that in the title game, I imagine that a turnover on downs is at least a touchback.