overtime question (1 Viewer)

[flc735]

team A gets the ball. 3 and out. they punt.

team B catches the punt, fumbles and team A recovers.

team A makes a FG.

is it over or do they continue playing?

what if team b muffs the punt instead of a catch and fumble?

one more question

team A gets the ball first. team B gets a safety. what happens then?

 

[Raider Nation]

It's over in either case.

 

[Sarnoff]

What happens if: Team A receives, and the ball is down on their own 1 yard line. They then go power-rush and organize a 98-yard drive that takes up 14:59. With :01 left and the ball on Team B's 1, they kick the gimme FG as time expires in the OT period.

Team B never had opportunity to possess. Team A can't win by just kicking the FG. There's no extended time in an OT period.

What happens? A single untimed kickoff play after the FG?

 

[3C's]

They go on to another period so that Team B has a possession.

 

[Sarnoff]

They go on to another period so that Team B has a possession.

In the regular season? I assume that's the call in the postseason, but regular season is 1 OT only, right? Hence the tie dilemma.

 

[3C's]

quite a few scenarios discussed here. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d827ee2c0/article/nfl-overtime-rules

onside kick scenarios are interesting.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

It's over in either case.

in the muffed punt scenario i'm not so sure. depends on how they define possession. But in the muffed punt scenario it could be seen that team B never actually possessed the ball. I'm guessing the specific rule addresses this somehow.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

interesting, odd distinction here vis a vis opportunity to possess.

A.R. 16.2 ONSIDE KICK

On the opening kickoff of overtime, Team A legally recovers the ball at the A41.

Ruling: A's ball, first-and-10 on A41. A kickoff is considered an opportunity to possess for the receiving team. Team B is considered to have had an opportunity to possess the ball.

A.R. 16.3 ONSIDE KICK

On the opening kickoff of overtime, Team A attempts an onside kick. A2 legally touches the ball at the A42 but muffs it and it is recovered by B1 at the A43.

Ruling: B's ball, first-and-10 on A43. Team A is not considered to have had an opportunity to possess the ball.

 

[grateful zed]

what if they get the coin flip wrong?

 

[Sarnoff]

quite a few scenarios discussed here. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d827ee2c0/article/nfl-overtime-rules

onside kick scenarios are interesting.

I don't think my question in post #3 is addressed in these scenarios.