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Originally Posted by voiceoflg
Help out a broadcaster here. How long does a live ball have to be untouched before it becomes dead?
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Until the covering official deems it dead.
The fact that it could have been recovered and advanced by either team (a receiving team player initially tried to recover it, but made a bad decision and didn't secure it) means you give it more time than when a kick beyond the NZ comes to rest.