It's a Fumble, Whoaaa Nelly!!

[Derock1986]

Originally posted by ABoselli
On 3rd and 11 from the A 3 yd line, A1 takes a pitch and is immediately hit in his own endzone by B1 who grasps and pulls A1's facemask while tackling him. Before A1 goes down, he fumbles the ball into the field of play and it goes out of bounds at A's 3. A1 then punches B1 and calls him a bad word.

Where's the ball next and what down is it (assuming the A captain isn't a complete nitwit) ?

Ok here is my stab at this...

Ball is spotted at the 3 yard line. (where the live loose ball went out of bounds)

A captain will accept the 15-yard face mask penalty (grasp and pull). This places the ball at the 18 yard line--Team A is awarded a new series of down (1st and 10).

After the play was over, we have a dead ball unsportsmanlike for throwing a punch. A1 is ejected, ball is moved back half the distance to the goal and spotted at the 9 yard line. You now have 1st and 19 (or should that be 1st and 10).