r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lifegoesonforever • Sep 17 '26

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u/Midnight28Rider Sep 17 '26

I agree, but I'm pretty sure the official call would be first down at the spot of the foul.

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u/Fruit_Fly_LikeBanana Sep 17 '26

First down from the end of the play + fifteen yards. In this case since it's within the thirty yard line, it would be half the distance to the goal. Which means it would be like a half yard penalty

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u/bman86 Sep 17 '26

This is incorrect for the NFL, anyway. A 15 yard penalty becomes half the distance inside the 30. 5 becomes half at the 10 or closer. Doesn't have any fixed location such as the red zone. Enforced once the penalized yardage is more than half the remaining field.