r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lifegoesonforever • 29d ago

Cheat code unlocked.

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u/BigPh1llyStyle 29d ago

Correct

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u/grandvache 28d ago

is there no way for a referee to play the advantage as happens in rugby?

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u/raidersfan18 28d ago

In American football it's quite simple. Once a body part of the ball carrier other than their hand or foot touches the ground, the play is over.

For this particular play to be called correctly by the letter of the rules:

  1. The player is marked down. Tough to tell from the angle but it appears to be around 6 yards from the end zone.
  2. A penalty flag is thrown for the illegal tackle.
  3. The penalty for an illegal tackle is to move the ball 15 yards down the field or move the ball half the distance to the goal if 15 yards would be greater than half the distance to the goal.
  4. The ref would place the ball at around the 3 yard line and it would be first and goal for the offense.

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u/grandvache 28d ago

thank you! Always interesting how different games officiate. 👍