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For the Fed. rule (HS, except for Texas), it is important to know that the "momentum exception" applies only to fumbles that are intercepted (i.e. caught out of the air), not fumbles that are recovered (i.e. already hit the ground).
For example, if B1 recovers a fumble "on the run" at his 2 yard line and his momentum carries him into his end zone, this is a safety, 2 pts. for A. If he were to have caught this ball out of the air, before it hits the ground, then B takes over at the 2 as per the momentum exception.
The momentum exception also applies to kicks caught (again, before they hit the ground) inside the 5, and interceptions of forward and backward passes inside the 5 where the original momentum takes the player into the end zone. In these cases, B gets the ball at the spot of the catch/interception.
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