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2. Spike (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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   Spiking at any other point while the ball is live is always intentional grounding regardless of pressure or location; this is called a delayed spike. [4] In Canadian football, spike plays are legal but very rare. This is mainly because the clock always stops after the three minute warning after every play until the ball is spotted by the ...

3. Fake spike - Wikipedia

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   A fake spike is a trick play in American football. When the clock is running low, it is not uncommon for a quarterback to spike the ball to stop the clock, either to set up for the next play or bring on the special teams. Here though, the objective is to trick the defense into believing that no downfield play will be run.

4. Touchdown celebration - Wikipedia

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   College football, governed by the NCAA also penalizes excessive celebrations with a 15-yard penalty. NCAA Football Rule 9-2, Article 1(a)(1)(d) prohibits "Any delayed, excessive, prolonged or choreographed act by which a player (or players) attempts to focus attention upon himself (or themselves)"; in addition, Rule 9-2, Article 1(a)(2) asserts that "After a score or any other play, the player ...

5. Homer Jones (American football) - Wikipedia

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   Jones was born on February 18, 1941, in Pittsburg, Texas.His mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a steelworker. [2]Jones attended Texas Southern College (now Texas Southern University), a historically black college, and starred in track and field as well as football, running the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes.

6. Clock Play - Wikipedia

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   The Clock Play was a famous trick play in American football, immortalized in what came to be known as the Fake Spike Game, [1] played on November 27, 1994. The contest was played by the National Football League (NFL)'s Miami Dolphins and New York Jets [ 2 ] that featured one of the most famous comeback plays in league history. [ 3 ]

7. Trick play - Wikipedia

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   When the clock is running low, it is not uncommon for a quarterback to spike the ball to stop the clock, either to set up for the next play or bring on the special teams. Here too, the objective is to trick the defense into believing that no downfield play will be run—but not fool the officials into thinking the same, which can also ruin the ...

8. Clock management - Wikipedia

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   Have the quarterback "spike" the ball, sacrificing a down to stop the clock. (An explicit exception is written into the American football rule books so that the move is not penalized for intentional grounding nor ruled a fumble, so long as he spikes the ball immediately after the snap from the center.)

9. Incomplete pass - Wikipedia

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   The quarterback can legally throw the football away past the line of scrimmage when he leaves the pocket (defined in terms of the offensive tackle), and may not not spike the ball except for the following case. Since an incomplete pass also stops the clock, it allows clock management. This is also the only time a spike can legally be performed ...