Touchback/Safety

[Theisey]

Wow, a college intramural game using NFL rules. Now isn't that a bit odd.

Anyway, don't know NFL rules, but I suspect in this case it would be the
same as for NCAA. Touchback is how I see it. the kicking team put the ball into the EZ

[waltjp]

If the ball was recovered OOB it's a touchback.

[mattmets]

Originally Posted by waltjp

If the ball was recovered OOB it's a touchback.

Why? I don't mean that to be sarcastic, but can someone briefly explain the reasoning to me? I was debating this with a couple of other guys for about 10 minutes and we came to no consensus.

[BktBallRef]

The kick off went into the end zone.

No one possessed it.

It went out of the end zone.

That's ALWAYS a touchback.

[Forksref]

Ball was not possessed in the EZ by kicking team, so...NO Touchdown.

Receving team did not get possession outside of the EZ and cause it to go into and then out of the back of the EZ, so...NO safety.

What's left? Touchback

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Forksref

Ball was not possessed in the EZ by kicking team, so...NO Touchdown.

Receiving team did not get possession outside of the EZ and cause it to go into and then out of the back of the EZ, so...NO safety.

What's left? Touchback

You college boys spent 10 minutes debating this, and STILL reached no consensus? Wow. Forksref laid it out for you in, what, 5 seconds?

[mattmets]

We're not nearly as well-versed as anyone on this board, thus my coming here. It's also why we're working Intramurals and not trying to be out on the field in "real" games.

The part about no team having possession in the EZ makes it very clear.