Force??????

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Originally Posted by MI Official

Yes, fumble into the endzone. But it wasnt declared dead with no team in possession, its not a kick, and it wasnt airborne. Nor, IMO, was the original force sufficient to make the ball go out the back of the endzone.

I defintely see that a new force was exerted, albeit in the general direction of the original force.

Again, if it were a punt and B touched and thus rolled into Rs EZ with possession would we not consider this a new force and put it into play at the 20 even if we knew the ball' s original force would have resulted in a dead ball in the field of play? because it is a grounded kick, fumble, or backwards pass.

Force only counts from the field of play across the goal line. Once it crosses the goal line the force has been determined and it will either be a safety or a TB. In the video it's A's fumble that causes it to cross the GL, therefore it's going to be a safety no matter what B does to it AFTER it crossed the GL.