A block down field beyond the line of scrimmage
Line of scrimmage.
the line of scrimmage
QB (quarterback) instructs his teammates to listen carefully at the line of scrimmage because he may call another play, or his call at the line of scrimmage will be the play.
Line of Scrimmage
line of scrimmage
A sack is when a quarterback is tackled for a loss of yardage.
That line is called the line of scrimmage.
In the NFL, there is no such thing as pass interference (PI) on forward passes that do not go past the line scrimmage but I recently watched a college football game in which a PI was called on a forward that never reached the line of scrimmage even though I always believed that there is no such thing as PI if such pass was in the backfield (behind the line of scrimmage). So I am not clear on the rule concerning passes that do not cross the line of scrimmage, in college football.
In American football, they guard the scrimmage line.
In American football, they guard the scrimmage line.
...still a football. If it's not caught, its an incomplete pass. If its thrown and hits the ground behind the line of scrimmage, its a grounded ball, which is a penalty.