Timing Issue

[mikesears]

A live ball foul will always use the result of the action during the down in which the foul occured to determine the status of the clock.

on 3rd down, A1 goes out of bounds. A2 is flagged for holding. Clock starts on the snap regardless of if penalty is accepted or declined. Assume it was accepted.

Replay of 3rd down action, A1 is tackled inbounds but B1 commits a PF facemask foul against A1. Assume the penalty moved the ball beyond the line to gain. Clock starts on the ready for play because the action that caused the down to end (player tackled inbounds) does not stop the game clock. Only reason clock was stopped was to administer a penalty and to move the chains.