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If a player in the NFL catches the football with two feet in bounds and in the end zone and has control and hits the ground and the ball then comes out is it still a touchdown?
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Yes, it is touchdown. He can just say, "I dropped the ball because I thought had already scored. I wanted to celebrate."
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Out of bounds pass in football?
In American Football, if a player has one foot out of bounds when he catches the football, he is out of bounds. If he has is in bounds when he catches the football then he caught it and it is a completed catch. If the player goes out of bounds and comes back in bounds and catches the football it is still an incomplete pass. However, if he was knocked out of bounds or if the ball was tipped, it may be a completed pass. The rules keep changing at all levels of the game.
In the 1997 playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots did Kordell Stewart step out of bounds on his touchdown run?
If I remember correctly, he did, but he stuck the ball over the goal line before he was out of bounds, making it a touchdown. "Of course he did."
In old football rules did the clock stop by going out of bounds only in the last 2 minutes of a football game?
yes it is true that a referee must stop the clock by going out of bounds in the last 2 minutes of a football game. no-one knows why they were told to do this but now the rules have changed.
How long does a football keep in play you association football?
A football is in play either until it crosses the out-of-bounds plain or if the ball is secured while crossing the plain of the end zone
If a football player falls BACKWARD out of bounds does the clock stop?
Only if he has the ball.AnswerYes. The clock always stops when the ball goes out of bounds. It doesn't matter how it got there. Wrong - Although I don't feel it is a good rule, in college football if a player steps out of bounds going backwards and does not display a foward advance while carrying the ball the clock keeps running.
Out of bounds pass in football?
In American Football, if a player has one foot out of bounds when he catches the football, he is out of bounds. If he has is in bounds when he catches the football then he caught it and it is a completed catch. If the player goes out of bounds and comes back in bounds and catches the football it is still an incomplete pass. However, if he was knocked out of bounds or if the ball was tipped, it may be a completed pass. The rules keep changing at all levels of the game.
Is it a touchdown if the ball breaks the plane of the goal line on the out of bounds side when a player is diving?
The ball has to be in the touchdown zone. If it is above the zone it is still a touchdown. Take Troy Polamalu's touchdown on Dec,12,2010. He dived, broke the plane of the goal line but he was holding the football above the zone so it counts as a touchdown. In some cases the ref might not count it.
In football if the ball goes out of bounds and a player is inbounds and catches the ball when it is out but he isn't is it a complete pass?
The ball is not "out of bounds" unless the ball or the player who possesses it touches the ground in an out of bounds area. So in the case where the ball is in flight over the sideline, and a player who is inbounds catches it and demonstrates control before stepping out, the pass is complete.
Is it a touchdown if a player thouchs the out of bounds side of the pylon?
No a touchdown is when a player has complete control of football and they succeed to get the football into the endzone, which is on each side on each side of the field (But you have to run the football into the endzone opposite to you) and then you are awarded 7 points, plus the option of a 2 point field goal kick or 1 point run in. Hope this helps!
Ball in players possession however ball outside pilon. is this a touchdown?
As long as the player is not ruled out of bounds it is a touchdown. The goal line technically extends past out of bounds.
Is it a catch when the receiver catches the ball gets 2 feet in has possession then hits ground out of bounds and drops ball NFL football?
Answer Yes.
Can a ball be tipped back in bounds in the end zone for a touchdown?
yes, as long as the player that tips has not stepped out of bounds
How long is a football in play?
how ever long until the ball becomes dead: -hits the ground -goes out of bounds -fumble/fumble recovery -sack -ball carrier tackled -touchdown it also usually depends on where in the field you are and trying to score a touchdown from that spot.
Do you need two feet in bounds to score a touchdown?
No. Only the point of the ball has to cross into the endzone to be concidered a touchdown, assuming the player has possesion of the ball. If the player catches the ball in the end zone, then yes, he has to get both feet down for the score to count. It's no different from the requirement to get both feet down for a completion on any other part of the field. In college and Canadian football, however, a player is only required to have one foot down for completions and touchdowns.
Is a player out of bounds if the ball and his upper body are out of bounds before his knee hits the ground in bounds?
Rules vary from state to state but in this case it is perfectly legal. So along as the players feet are in bounds. In highschool football its normally if one foot is in bounds and the other is not out of bounds and the player has control of the ball then its a catch
Is a reception in the end zone followed by fumble still a touchdown?
Depends weather he had possesion of the football and had 2 feet in bounds. If in fact he did not have both of those things then the play would be blown dead anyway. the player has to maintain possesion of the football and the ground can not assist in the catching of the football.
In the 1997 playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots did Kordell Stewart step out of bounds on his touchdown run?
If I remember correctly, he did, but he stuck the ball over the goal line before he was out of bounds, making it a touchdown. "Of course he did."
