Out of Bounds...

[tigereye711]

Ok, Steelers vs. Patriots. Patriots running back, Corey Dillon, runs for a first down and goes out of bounds. The clock stops at 9:59. CBS shows replays and, when they return, the clock is at 9:42 and going down. When do they decide when they start the clock?

Tigereye
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The Steelers lost, yipee!!! I hate Steelers, boo Steelers. Go Browns!

[tigereye711]

Please?

[Mark Dexter]

They changed the rule this year, I believe, to speed the game up.

8. With the exception of the last two minutes of the first half and the last five minutes of the second half, the game clock will be restarted following a kickoff return, a player going out of bounds on a play from scrimmage, or after declined penalties when appropriate on the referee’s signal.

[tigereye711]

What do you mean by restart?

[mikesears]

Originally posted by tigereye711
Ok, Steelers vs. Patriots. Patriots running back, Corey Dillon, runs for a first down and goes out of bounds. The clock stops at 9:59. CBS shows replays and, when they return, the clock is at 9:42 and going down. When do they decide when they start the clock?

Tigereye
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The Steelers lost, yipee!!! I hate Steelers, boo Steelers. Go Browns!

In the NFL, if a runner carries the ball out of bounds, the clock then starts when the new ball is placed between the inbounds marks. This rule does not apply to (I think) the last 2 minutes of the 1st half or the last 5 minutes of the 2nd half.

[mcrowder]

Restart - as in, start again after it was stopped.



I think the rule was actually put in place before the 2002 season. Meant to speed up games.