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If the opponent forced the ball into the end zone, it is a touchback. However, in the USFL [3] and XFL, [4] a ball fumbled by the offense within the field of play that goes out of bounds in the defensive team's end zone is not a touchback. Instead, the ball is spotted at the spot of the fumble, with the offense retaining possession unless the ...
The ball came out of Stabler's hands and moved forward towards the Chargers' goal line. Raiders running back Pete Banaszak appeared to try to recover the ball on the 12-yard line, but did not keep his footing, and pitched the ball with both hands even closer to the end zone. Raiders tight end Dave Casper was the next player to reach the ball ...
In his premature celebrations of the score, Taylor dropped what we learned on replay was actually a live ball that had not yet broken the plane, fumbling through the end zone on what should have ...
A possible scenario in the NFL and NCAA would involve a turnover while attempting a conversion, followed by the defending team's ball-carrier fumbling while en route to the attempting team's end zone, with the attempting team then recovering the ball and, after establishing possession outside the end zone, downing it in its own end zone (this ...
Instead, Taylor accidentally dropped the ball one yard short of the end zone, turning the ball over. The Broncos took advantage of the momentum shift and ultimately won 31-13.
Daniels scrambled around as he set up his final play 58 yards from the end zone. This time, the well-arced ball wasn’t tipped into his teammate’s hand. ... Igbignoghene ultimately fumbling it ...
The Wake Forest defenders fell for Overholt's incomplete-pass theatrics, not realizing the pass was backwards, making it a live ball. Overholt then threw the ball downfield to waiting WR Michael Ruff who was wide open and subsequently ran the ball into the end zone for a 68-yard touchdown.
Two potential scenarios include (1) an errant snap or a fumble that is bobbled repeatedly until the offensive team recovers the ball in, or bats the ball through, its own end zone (similar situations have been documented in regular play from scrimmage [31] and are more likely in arena football with its much shorter, narrower and bounded field ...