Another force play

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Originally Posted by CT1

I'd posit that it's considerably less than 99%. The chances of it going into B's EZ as a result of the muff go up exponentially as the spot of the fumble gets further from B's GL.

Actually, distance has nothing to do with it. (NFHS 2-13-1-3) "is the result of energy exerted by a player which provides movement of the ball".

2-13-2 further advises, "RESPONSIBILITY for forcing the ball from the field of play across a goal line is attributed to the player who carries, snaps, passes, fumbles or kicks the ball UNLESS a new force is applied to either a kick, fumble or backwards pass THAT HAS BEEN GROUNDED.".