2017 Rules Quiz By SunshineAdmin Published June 28, 2017 Welcome to your 2017 Rules Quiz B1 intercepts a pass at his own three yardline. His momentum takes him into his own end zone, where he fumbles. B2 and A3 simultaneously recover the loose ball, which never leaves the end zone. Team A scores a safety. Team A scores a touchdown. Touchback; team B will get the ball at its own 20 yardline. The momentum exception applies; team B will get the ball at its own three yardline.B1 intercepts a pass and begins to advance. B1 is pursued byA2, who cannot see B3 approach. B3 contacts A2 with his shoulder below the neck and shoulders, above the waist, in the side. No problem B3 should be flagged for targeting. B3 should be flagged for a blindside blockFirst and 10 for team A at its own three yardline. A1 is in his end zone when he muffs a backward pass from A2. A3 recovers the loose ball and is downed in the end zone. B4 is flagged for grabbing and twisting A3’s facemask in the process of making the tackle. Team B scores a safety The penalty is enforced from team A’s 20 yardline The penalty is enforced from team A’s goalline The penalty is enforced from the previous spotK1’s field-goal attempt hits the ground at team R’s five yardline, is muffed by R2 at his own two yardline, then rolls into the end zone. Six yards deep in the end zone, K3 falls on the ball. The ball is dead the moment it crosses the goalline It’s a touchback; it will be team R’s ball at its own 20 yardline Team K scores a touchdown Team K scores a safetyFirst and 10 for team A from its own 20 yardline midway through the first quarter. A1 fumbles at team A’s 25 yardline. The ball rolls forward and out of bounds at team A’s 29 yardline. It will be second and five for team A from its 25 yardline It will be second and one for team A from its 29 yardlineDuring the dead-ball interval between downs, quarterback A1 and safety B2 go to their respective sidelines to receive instructions. All coaches remain in the team box and the players remain on their respective sides of the neutral zone and on the field. Each team is guilty of an illegal conference Only team A is guilty of an illegal conference Only team B is guilty of an illegal conference The penalty is five yards No problemFirst and 10 at team A’s 20 yardline. Quarterback A1 runs to team A’s 23 yardline, retreats to team A’s 16 yardline and throws a pass that is caught by eligible A2 at team A’s 37 yardline. No problem Foul; the penalty is five yards from the previous spot and loss of down Foul; the penalty is five yards from the spot of the pass and loss of downFirst and 10 at team B’s 30 yardline. Receiver A1 catches a pass and heads toward the goalline. He is at team B’s six yardline when he taunts pursuing B2. A1 crosses the goalline with the ball in his possession. No problem. The touchdown counts Touchdown, but a 15-yard penalty will be enforced on the try or kickoff No score. It will be team A’s ball, first and 10 at team B’s 21 yardline. Clock on the ready No score. It will be team A’s ball, first and 10 at team B’s 21 yardline. Clock on the snapThird and five at team A’s 30 yardline. A1 sweeps to the left and heads up the sideline. At team A’s 32 yardline, A2 goes out of bounds to block B3, who has backed across the sideline. Both players are out of bounds when A2 makes his block at team A’s 35 yardline. A1 steps out of bounds at team A’s 38 yardline. The block is above the waist and from the front. No problem Foul. The 15-yard penalty is enforced at the spot where A2 crosses the sideline Foul. The 15-yard penalty is enforced at the end of the run. Foul. The 15-yard penalty is enforced at the yardline nearest to where the block takes place. Foul. The 15-yard penalty is enforced at the previous spotThird and five at team A’s 30 yardline. The handoff goes to A1, who fumbles. The ball is in flight when A2 bats it forward and it goes out of bounds at team A’s 35 yardline. No problem Foul. The 10-yard penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul and includes loss of down Foul. The 10-yard penalty is enforced from at the spot of the foul and the down is repeatedTeam A scores a touchdown on the first possession of an extra period. On the try, team B is flagged for roughing the kicker. The kick is successful. The penalty is declined by rule. Team A may accept the point and have the penalty enforced at the start of team B’s overtime series, or choose to have the penalty enforced from the previous spot with the down repeated. Team A may accept the point and have the penalty enforced at the start of team B’s overtime series, but it may not choose to have the penalty enforced from the previous spot with the down repeated. Team A may choose to have the penalty enforced from the previous spot with the down repeated, but it may not accept the point and have the penalty enforced at the start of team B’s overtime series.On a free kick, K1 drives the ball immediately into the ground. The ball strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of a ball kicked directly off the tee. R2 signals for and makes a fair catch. Dead-ball foul Live-ball foul No problemFourth and four from team K’s 36 yardline. Team K is in scrimmage kick formation. K1 receives the long snap and uses an overhand motion to throw a high and deep pass downfield toward eligible K2. R3 blocks K2 while the ball is in flight. The ball hits the ground untouched at team R’s 45 yardline. R3 is guilty of defensive pass interference There is no foul on the playA1 takes the snap and drops back to pass. Under a heavy rush he scrambles toward the line of scrimmage. His passing arm and one of his feet are beyond the neutral zone when he throws a forward pass to eligible A2. Legal play. The passer’s entire body must be beyond the zone for that to be a foul. Foul. If only A1’s arm had been beyond the zone, there would be no foul Foul. If any part of the passer’s body is beyond the zone, it is a foulK1’s onside kick is in flight 14 yards beyond team K’s free-kick line when K2 catches it. Legal play; it’s team K’s ball at the spot of recovery Legal play only if no team R player is in position to catch the ball Legal play regardless if a team R player is in position to catch the ball Kick-catch interference on K1 under any circumstanceWith six minutes to go in the second period, an official signals the game clock to stop when he sees A1 limping from a twisted ankle. Within 20 seconds, A1 says he feels fine and wants to remain in the game. Team B is then granted a charged team timeout. A1 must leave the game for at least one down Because team B was granted a timeout, A1 may remain in the game Since A1 was ready to play before the timeout request was granted, he may remain in the gameFirst and 10 for team A at team B’s 12 yardline. Substitute B1 comes onto the field and replaced player B2 leaves the field via the back of the end zone. No problem Illegal substitution, a liveball foul Illegal substitution, a dead-ball foulFourth and 10 on team K’s 20 yardline. K1’s short punt is muffed by R2 at team K’s 30 yardline. The loose ball rolls behind the neutral zone and is recovered by K3 at team K’s 15 yardline. From there, K3 throws a forward pass intended for eligible K4, but the pass is incomplete. It will be team R’s ball at team K’s 20 yardline It will be team K’s ball at team K’s 20 yardline The ball is dead when K3 recovers K3’s pass is illegalA1 is illegally in motion at the snap. A2 throws a legal forward pass that is intercepted by B3, who scores a touchdown. The penalty is obviously declined The penalty may only be enforced on the try The penalty may only be enforced on the succeeding kickoff The penalty may be enforced on the try or on the succeeding kickoffR1 makes a fair catch on the near hashmark at his own 23 yardline. Before the ready signal, team R’s captain indicates his team wishes to snap the ball from the middle of the field. The request is honored The request is denied
