Interception in endzone
The offense throws an interception in the endzone. The defense commits a holding penalty in the endzone after the interception and the intercepting team meanwhile returns the ball for a TD.
Whats the ruling? |
Safety. 8-5-2c
If you look up the rule, you'll need to revise your use of the term 'offense'. In rule book terminology, the offense is the team in possession. 2-43-1 So it's better to state your case using A and B: B intercepts in the EZ and holds there, running it back for a TD. A will have the option to accept the penalty (safety, 2 points for A and B will free kick from their 20YL) or decline it (TD for B). |
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-The basic spot for B's foul is the 20 yard line (10-4-6) -When the spot of the foul is behind the basic spot, the enforcement spot is the spot of the foul (All But 1; 10-6) -A foul in the endzone by the team with the ball is a safety (FB Fundamental X-7) Sorry Maven ... did not see your reply until after I posted. |
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Let's see if he clarifies. |
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Since A is responsible for putting the ball in the EZ, the basic spot is determined by 10-4-6. 10-4-6 . . . The basic spot is the 20-yard line for fouls by either team when the opponent of the team in possession at the time of the foul is responsible for forcing the ball across the goal line of the team in possession, and the related run ends in the end zone and is followed by a loose ball, regardless of where the loose ball becomes dead. The following Case Book is similar. 10.4.6 SITUATION B: B1 intercepts A’s pass in B’s end zone, B2 clips A9 at B’s 10-yard line after the change of possession. B1 then fumbles in B’s end zone and the ball rolls out of the end zone and out of bounds at B’s 2-yard line. RULING: The penalty is enforced under the all-but-one principle. The basic spot is the 20-yard line. The penalty would be enforced half the distance, first and 10 for B on the 5-yard line. (10-4-6). |
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Since B's foul occurred after the INT and there was no further COP, it's a simple running play. |
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And, as Altor points out, the play did not involve a fumble by B. CT1 is correct: you have a running play by B that ends in A's EZ, where the result of the play is a TD for B. The basic spot would thus be A's GL, and since the foul was committed by the offense (B) behind the basic spot, ABO enforcement would make this a spot foul. But you don't need to go through ABO reasoning here. I pointed out in post #2, 8-5-2c gives you the result of a safety directly. |
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I'm assuming the opposite because, as Mike notes, it's vastly more plausible, and a charitable interpretation demands that assumption. |
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