Fumble/Backward Pass Flashcards
Fumble/down by rule:
First and 10 on the Team A 20-yard line. A40 runs to the Team A 25-yard line where he loses the ball. B15 recovers. Officials rule fumble and give possession to Team B. A40’s left knee hit the ground before he
lost the ball.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether A40 was
down before the ball came loose. Overturn to down by rule. A 2-5 on A-25. No adjustment to the game clock which starts on referee’s signal (Rule 12-3-3-c).
Fumble/down by rule:
First and 10 on the A-20. A22 runs to the A-25, where he fumbles. B25 recovers at the A-27. The line judge rules the runner down.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether there was a fumble or the runner was down. Overturn to fumble, Team B’s ball, 1-10 on A-27. Reset clock if after the Two-Minute Timeout. (Rule 12-3-3-d).
Fumble/down by rule:
First and 10 on the A-20. A22 runs to the A-25, where he fumbles. The line judge rules A22 down and the ball comes to rest on the ground with no player recovering it in the immediate and continuing action.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether there was a fumble or the runner was down, but without video evidence or confirmation from the officials on the field of a clear recovery, the ruling on the field stands. A
2-5 on A-25 (Rule 12-3-3-d).
Fumble/down by rule:
First and 10 on the A-20. A22 runs to the A-25, where he loses the football on the way to ground but regains control prior to his right knee touching down. The ball comes loose after the knee hits and B25 recovers at the A-27. Officials rule fumble and give possession to Team B.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether there was a fumble or the runner was down. Overturn to down, A 2-5 on A-25. If a ball carrier loses control of the football on the way to the ground but regains it prior to a body part other than a hand or foot touching down he is down by rule (Rule 12-3-3-d).
Fumble/Out of bounds:
First and 10 on the A-20. A2 runs to the A-30 where he is hit and loses the ball. B40 falls on the loose ball at the A-32. The line judge ruled that A2 stepped out of bounds at the 30 before he lost the ball. Replays show he did not step out prior to losing the ball.
RULING: Reviewable play. Overturn to fumble with a clear recovery. B 1-10 on A-32 (Rule 12-3-3-d).
Fumble touching a sideline:
First and 10 on the A-20. A22 runs to the A-28 and fumbles. The ball hits the sideline at the A-30 and bounces back toward the middle of the field, where B45 recovers at the A 32. Officials give the ball to Team B.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether the ball touched the sideline. Overturn to A 2-2 on A-28, fumble forward out of bounds, start clock on referee’s signal. (Rule 12-3-3-i). If an overturn creates a forward fumble situation, then the relevant rule can be applied.
Fumble touching a sideline
First and 10 on the Team A-20. A22 runs to the A-28 and fumbles. The ball hits near the sideline at the A-30 and bounces back toward the middle of the field, where B45 recovers at the A-32. Officials rule the
ball hit the sideline at the A-30. Replays showed that it did not touch the sideline
RULING: Reviewable play, overturn to B 1-10 on A-32
(Rule 12-3-3-d).
Recovery of a fumble in relation to a sideline:
First and 10 on the A-20. A22 runs to the A-28 and fumbles. B77 recovers at the A-30 with one foot on the sideline. Officials award the ball to Team B.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether B77 was
in or out of bounds when recovering the ball. Overturn to no recovery. A 2-2 on A-28, forward fumble out of bounds, no clock adjustment and start on the referee’s signal (Rule 12-3-3-h).
Recovery of a fumble in relation to a sideline:
First and 10 at the A-20. A22 runs to the A-35 and fumbles the ball into the air. Airborne B45 possesses the ball at the A-38, and as he is going to the ground he gets one foot down in bounds, then loses possession as he hits the ground out of bounds. Officials award the ball to Team B
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether B45 had completed the recovery in bounds. Overturn to no recovery, A1-10 on A-35, forward fumble out of bounds, start clock on the referee’s signal. Recovery of a fumble in this situation is governed by the same criteria as a receiver going to the ground to make a catch (Rule 12-3-3-h).
Player out of bounds coming back in to recover a loose ball:
First and 10 on the A-20. A22 runs to the A-25 and fumbles. B45 leaps from out of bounds, reestablishes inbounds and recovers the ball at that spot. Officials rule that B45 recovered the ball out of bounds.
RULING: Reviewable play, B 1/10 @ A-25. Reset clock if after the Two-Minute
Timeout. If B45 touches the ball before reestablishing, he is touching it while out of bounds. A 2/5 @ A-25 (Rule 12-3-3-h).
Recovery of a fumble in relation to a goal line:
First and 10 on the A-4. A22 fumbles and B45 recovers the ball on Team A’s goal line. Officials give the ball to Team B at the A-1.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether B45 recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. Overturn to touchdown for Team B (Rule 12-3-1-a).
Recovery of a fumble in the end zone:
First and 10 on the A-2. Runner A22 fumbles when hit. B45 jumps on the loose ball in the end zone and possesses it on the ground, but A22 knocks the ball out of B45’s hands and A10 recovers the loose ball in
the end zone. Officials rule Team A recovered for a safety
RULING: Reviewable play regarding whether B45 was down after he possessed the ball. Overturn to touchdown for Team B. This play is reviewable in the end zone and the field of play (Rule 12-3-1-a).
Fourth down fumble Fourth and 5 on the B-37. A22 fumbles at the B-33 and A88 recovers the ball on the B-30. Officials give the ball to Team A at the B-30.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether the fumble was recovered by another player other than the fumbler. Overturn to B 1-10 on B-33 (Rule 12-3-3-f).
Fourth down fumble:
Fourth and goal on the B-7. A10 drops back to the B-10 and fumbles. A22 picks up the ball at the Team B 8-yard line and runs for a touchdown.
RULING: Reviewable play, regarding recovery of a fourth-down fumble. Also reviewable regarding whether A10 fumbled or threw an incomplete pass. Overturn to Team B 1-10 on B-10, reset clock if after the Two-Minute Timeout. (Rules 12-3-3-a and 12-3-3-f).
Fourth down fumble/Backward pass:
A 4/G @ B-3 (a) QBA1 and back A3 muff the exchange; (b) QBA1 muffs the snap. A3 recovers the ball at the B-2 and runs into the end zone. Officials rule touchdown.
RULING: Reviewable play. (a) Overturn to no score. The ball is declared dead when a fumble is recovered by a player other than the player who fumbled. (b) Confirm score. Snap is a backward pass that may be recovered and advanced by any Team A player. This ruling also applies to any try attempt (Rule 12-3-3-f).