Question for line judges

[Jim D]

In a five man crew the BJ is responsible for keeping the game time if the clock goes out. It's not worth the effort to keep it on the field if the clock is working - it's too distracting. It is important to be aware of the game time so if there is a problem, you have some idea of the approximate time.

[MJT]

You probalby have an approximate time, but the stat guys often will have down the time each play was ran, so could give you the time of the previous play.