End of Half w/ fouls

[whitehat]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Yes, both PFs occurred after the change of possession (i.e. Team B intercepted the ball with "clean hands").

Why doesn't it matter who fouled first? Since Team A committed the first PF, isn't Team B going to get the option to accept or decline first?

Thanks.

It doesn't matter who fouled first because both are live ball fouls. If they were dead ball fouls then you would enforce both of them in the order they occured from the succeeding spot.

In the case of two live ball fouls on the same play they do not necessarily offset. Example would be a hold by the offense during or before pass, B intercepts, commits a BIB on the run back and is downed. Two live ball fouls here, but if B declines A's hold, B keeps the ball after having BIB enforced. The timing of the live ball fouls here is only significant because there is a change of possesion, not because both happened on the same play.

Extending this play where the clock runs out during the play: Lets say the clock runs out during Bs interception return. B would decline A's hold to keep the ball. But then A would decline B's BIB to end the half. If B accepts A's penalty (which they would not do), then A would accept B's and they would then offset resulting in a replay of the down.