Why should the offense lose possession of the ball when the fumble was never recovered? Would the result have been the same in the NFL?
On a related note, what's the curent rule when the offense loses the ball in its own end zone, whether by fumble or a bad snap to the punter, and it's not recovered? Touchback or safety?
2007-10-03 23:57:33 · 6 answers · asked by Unrepentant Fenian Bastard 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
If the ball is out of bounds, no one can recover it. In the end zone, it can only be a TD or a touchback. Since the offense lost possession of the ball, it is sort of considered like a punt.
It would have been the same result in the NFL.
If the offense loses the ball in its own end zone and goes out of bounds, it is considered a safety.
2007-10-04 00:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by PSU840 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm confused as to who is reovering the ball here. Let me make it simple. 1) A player possesses a ball in his opponent's end zone - Always a touchdown. 2) A player posesses a ball in his own end zone at the end of the play - Can be a touchback or safety. - If the opponent put the ball in the end zone - touchback - If the player or his teammate put the ball in the end zone - safety There cannot be a score awarded until the play is over, so there is no way to have two safeties (or two of any type of score) on the same play.
2016-04-07 03:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In American football, a touchback is a ruling which is made and signaled by the referee when the ball crosses into or through the end zone not in control of the team which put it into play. A touchback is not a play, but a result of events that may occur during a play.
2007-10-04 00:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by nalaing girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offense fumbles the ball out of the opponent's end zone - touchback and change of possession.
Offense fumbles the ball out of its own end zone - safety.
Rules are the same at all levels of football.
2007-10-04 01:50:15 · answer #4 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is the rule in the NFL - I do believe that is the rule in all levels of football. Conversely, it is a safety if you fumble out of your own endzone. As to why the rule is the rule - I can't say...
2007-10-04 00:16:18 · answer #5 · answered by buckeye brawler 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because those are the rules. Simple as that.
2007-10-04 00:21:17 · answer #6 · answered by vinny_says_relax 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋