holding in the endzone

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan

team B intercepts a pass in the end zone and after the interception a player from team B holds in the endzone. (a) team b downs the ball in the endzone, (b) team b runs the ball out to the 15 yard line. where is the penalty enforced from in both situations?

The basic spot in (a) is the 20 yard line, and in (b) it is the 15 yard line. In both cases you have a safety cuz the offensive team committed a foul behind the basic spot and the foul occured in their own EZ. This is a classic "but one" in the "all but one" penalty enforcement.