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Old Mon Sep 03, 2012, 04:51am
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Lightbulb Canadian Ruling

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Originally Posted by bradriney View Post
I need some clarification as to the rule on a missed or blocked field goal that passes the line of scrimmage. When does it become a dead ball? I know that the defense can return it and it's live if the defense touches it; see Leon Lett. Is it up to the officials to blow it dead?
CANADIAN RULING:

This is a deflected kick. It's a live ball, but Team A needs to "give yards", although it's possible that the play is blown dead if A can't at all "give yards".
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