Muffed Punt-Line to Gain

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Originally Posted by isuphloyd

4th down, Kicking team needs to reach the 47 yard line. R1 muffs the ball at the 38 yard line and it is recovered by the kicking team at the 40. Does the kicking team get a new set of downs or does the receiving get the ball at the 40? Saw this happen in a game recently, and there was some confusion about it.

Where was the neutral zone? If the ball was not beyond the neutral zone when it was touched, touching by R is ignored. If it was beyond the neutral zone, then K gets a new series at the spot of the recovery.