Football Rules and Regulations

yes, the illegal man down field rule is only in effect on passes that cross the line of scrimmage

technically, yes. A penalty is where there is a fault inside the goal lines, and the ref stops the game so one forward player can kick it into the goal net.

Or else your try to score the other way. When you kick a penalty and you get in and your teammates they might say "Good Shot" so Yes, yes it is.

I was at a game last night and there was overtime (Homestead vs Wis Rapids) Not sure if this rule applies to all games (conf vs non-conf), but they played from 25 yd line (same format as college).

Additional.... Teams alternate possessions, visitors get the ball first. Both teams are guaranteed the same number of possessions.

There are many rules to the NFL buut only a few are commonly abused. There have been books written for all tipes of football leages, so I suggest going out and buying a book.

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In the first round each team gets 10 mins to select their pick. The first team, which had the worst record from the previous year, goes first. They pick then the second and so on. In rounds 2-7 each team gets 5 mins to select their player. Teams can trade picks during the draft for other picks and players.

The NFL has banned helmet visors unless prescribed by a physician.

When a player steps on the out of bounds line, the ball is out of bounds and the opposing team will get possession. It doesn't matter if a defender commits a foul afterwards, the ball was out of bounds first, so this is the call.

That could mean a couple of things. On a pass play, offensive lineman (center, guard, tackle) are not allowed to cross the line of scrimmage prior to a pass crossing the line of scrimmage. This infraction is called ineligible man down field. On a punt, the only players on the punting team allowed to cross the line of scrimmage prior to the punt are the two players positioned on the end of the line. Should any other player except for those two players cross the line of scrimmage prior to the punt, the infraction is called ineligible man down field.

120 yards, roughly 110 meters

a sack of a quarterback behind the line of scrimage, that is a sack

There are 100 yards in football and 4 downs.

Yes. You can watch a video of Robert Meachem from the New Orleans Saints doing just this at this link.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-cant-miss-plays/09000d5d814beadd/Week-13-Jaw-dropper

It used to be left on the field during the play and picked up afterwards by anyone from a ball boy to a coaching assistant to the back judge. In todays games, one of the ref's not involved in looking for kick off penalties picks it up and tosses it off the field of play as soon as all players have cleared the area.

You have four years of original eligibility. You can gain a fifth year of eligibility by redshirting, which means you can practice and dress out for games with the team but cannot participate in any game during season or post-season play. If a player that has been redshirted plays in a game during his redshirted year, he will lose his fifth year of eligibility and is no longer redshirted.

A penalty pass is awarded when an obstruction or contact call is given by the umpire.

The "injured" player must stay off the field for at least the next play or his team will be charged with a "time out". (What happens if the team has no time outs remaining, I don't know)

A block down field beyond the line of scrimmage

There are 18 games in a season of arena football.

I have the same question as in last nights Vikings Packers game that is exactly what happened and there was no flag. I thought there should have been. Now I don't know. The result of that play was a tipped ball for an interception.

Penalties in football are either 5, 10, or 15 yards, and sometimes just "spot of the foul". When the yardage awarded is more than half the distance to the goal line, the referee will just give half the distance to the goal. Penal fouls occurring in the end zone are usually placed on the 1-yard line or just barely outside the end zone, depending on the league's rules.

No. There may be only one forward pass per play. Once the quarterback catches the ball, it is considered a completed forward pass and there may not be another forward pass made during the play.

As of my last update, the NFL player with the most career blocked punts is Jim McMahon, with a total of 9 blocked punts during his career. McMahon played primarily as a quarterback and is known for his time with the Chicago Bears. For the most current statistics, please check the latest NFL records or sources, as they may have changed since then.

Near the end of a close game where the defense is ahead and is trying to burn the clock, the officials will try to spot the ball as quickly as possible following a running play, before too much time runs off the game clock. Sometimes the defense will try to prevent the officials from spotting the ball quickly. The tacklers may refuse to get up off the ball carrier, or may "accidentally" flip or kick the ball away from the officials. Such actions can result in the defense being flagged for delay of game.