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Contrary to popular belief, the clock does not start when the ball is kicked-off. Rather, it starts when any player on the field touches it (after it was kicked). If the ball is kicked out of bounds (either across the sidelines or beyond the end zone), no time comes off the clock, because the clock does not start. In such a case, the clock would start when the first play is snapped fromscrimmage.
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Can there be a delay of game on a kickoff in the NFL?
Yes. If the team kicking the ball does not kickoff before the play clock has expired.
Which NFL quarterback did not start a game in college?
Philip Rivers?
When did the NFL go to a 16 game schedule?
Beginning in 1978, the NFL increased its schedule from 14 to 16 games.
During a NFL game do they start with a new football after every down?
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Has an on-side kick ever been returned for a TD in the NFL?
Yes.The fastest touchdown scored at the start of a game in NFL history was by Randal Williams of the Cowboys when he returned an onside kick 37 yards for a TD against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 12, 2003. The official clock had only ticked three seconds off.
