Illegal Forward Pass from End Zone on Free Kick

[Jim D]

We had a similar play last weekend. K punted into a strong wind -the ball went up and came down on the line of scrimmage, bounced a few yards downfield and then bounced back behind the line and into the arms of K 76. The player stood there for a few seconds, everyone stopped and then he tossed the ball to an official. At that point we blew it dead.

That may not be the technically correct way to handle that play but it was the smart way. No cheap fouls, no cheap points, no confusion and both teams were OK with what happened.