Illegal forward pass on 4th down

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Fri Nov 04, 2011, 01:30pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Welpe

It depends where the line to gain was. Did they make the line to gain after the penalty was enforced? If so, 1st and 10 for A 5 yards from the spot of the foul. If not, then 1st and 10 for B 5 yards from the spot of the foul.

Good point: just because the foul carries loss of down, A can keep the ball if they achieve the LTG after enforcement.

Loss of down is not an automatic turnover on 4th down, it is simply that we will not replay 4th down.

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