Interception in endzone

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by bisonlj

The designations of A and B remain throughout the play. The designations of offense and defense change during the play based on who has possession. After the interception team B becomes the offense and team A becomes the defense. He continued to use defense to identify B after the interception.

He wrote:

The defense commits a holding penalty in the endzone after the interception and the intercepting team meanwhile returns the ball for a TD.

Why would he write what "the defense" does and then what "the intercepting team" does if he meant those to be the same team? I think he meant team A by "the defense" and team B by "the intercepting team". Why are you assuming the opposite?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

He wrote:

Why would he write what "the defense" does and then what "the intercepting team" does if he meant those to be the same team? I think he meant team A by "the defense" and team B by "the intercepting team". Why are you assuming the opposite?

Because holding by A after an interception... especially behind the play, seems a near impossibility. I think it's a rather safe assumption that by "holding by the defense", he meant "holding by the intercepting team" or "holding by B"

[maven]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Why would he write what "the defense" does and then what "the intercepting team" does if he meant those to be the same team? I think he meant team A by "the defense" and team B by "the intercepting team". Why are you assuming the opposite?

Who knows why he wrote it that way?

I'm assuming the opposite because, as Mike notes, it's vastly more plausible, and a charitable interpretation demands that assumption.