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If an offensive player pitches the ball and it gets taken in midair by a defensive player is it and interception or a fumble?
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∙ 14y ago
Because it is still airborne, it counts as an interception.
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∙ 14y ago
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an interception is when you steal the ball but a fumble is when you drop it
What is the difference between an interception and a pick six?
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No its not. In an option play, the pitch must go slightly backwards like a lateral and when this happens its basically a handoff. At that point its not an interception its a fumble by the offense. The announcers may say that they player "intercepted the pitch" but that does not make it an interception.
The passer is roughed on a pass that is caught and then fumbled with a defensive player recovering the fumble Where do you enforce the penalty?
I think the whistle would be whistled berfore the fumble could actually happen.
Does the yards gained on a interception count towards yards gained for the game...Same question for a fumble return?
Yes, they aren't going to count for nothing.
Who caused the fumble turning the ball back over to Ohio State after a Craig Krenzel interception in the Fiesta Bowl vs Miami fl?
Maurice Clarett
