Ineligible Downfiedld on an Illegal Pass

[BulldogMcC]

I agree that this is not a multiple foul situation, I think this case was easy to get right for the wrong reason though since the illegal pass enforcment is the harsher result for A even if you mistakenly called it a multiple foul and let B have their choice. B is always going to take 5 yards + LOD over 5 yards.

In that light, consider the situation where A12 crosses the NZ before throwing a pass, properly flagged by the U, and A88 is 25 yards down field and pushes off prior to making the catch and draws a flag for offensive pass interference from the Back Judge. In this case, the flag for OPI still has to be waved off as it can only occur during a legal forward pass and B can only accept or decline the 5 yard + LOD penalty for the illegal forward pass.