Answer: 5 yards from the spot of the ball
Running intot the kicker is a 5-yard penalty and is enforced from the spot of the ball, or the line of scrimmage from where the play started. This penalty does not give the offensive team an automatic 1st down, unless it was a roughing the kicker penalty.
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Answer: Safety
A touchdown is when a person on the offense steps into their opponent's end zone, a sack is when a quarterback gets tackled anywhere but the end zone and loses yardage, and a fumble is when a player on offense drops the ball.
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Answer: When a defensive man tackles an offensive player with the ball in their own end zone
When the defensive gets a safety on the offense, they get 2 points plus the team gets the ball.
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Answer: Seattle 4-yard line
Holding is a 10-yard penalty that is enforced from the spot of the ball. However, since Seattle has the ball at their own 8-yard line, the ball is moved back half the distance to the Seattle goal line, which would be their 4-yard line.
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Answer: Interception
When the defense intercepts the ball, they can run for a touchdown, or let his offense take over.
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Answer: The player is suspended for 1 down.
The player cannot come back into the game until he is legally equipped, but the player must sit out at least one down.
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Answer: No penalty. This is a legal play.
According to Rule 12, Section 2, Article 6 of the NFL Rules, a defensive player may run into or rough the kicker only if it is incidental to and after he has touched the kick in flight. The Broncos player, then, did not commit a foul, since he deflected the kicked football.
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Answer: The offense doesn't get a first down, and they take three downs and on the fourth down they punt the ball away
If you listen or watch football on a regular basis, the announcers almost always say, for example, "And the Packers again go three and out", which means their opponents did not allow them to get a first down in their three downs (or sometimes four). If they don't make it, the ball is given to the other team. That's called a turnover on downs.
From Quiz: Football Jargon
Answer: 15
If the defensive man didn't purposely grab the offensive man's face mask by grabbing it and letting go, it would only be 5 yards.
From Quiz: NFL Rules
Answer: Miami and San Diego
In the wake of devastating forest fires in Southern California, Qualcomm Stadium became a key staging area for emergency and sheltering operations. As workers beat back the flames, the Arizona Cardinals welcomed the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers into their home, Sun Devil Stadium, for a Monday-night tilt.
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Answer: Colorado - Touchdown
Since the loose ball was recovered by Colorado in Missouri's endzone, the resulting play is a touchdown for Colorado.
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Answer: NFL Draft
The NFL draft has 7 rounds, with each team selecting a player of their choice. The worst rated NFL team gets to choose first, and the best NFL team the previous year has to choose last, unless they do some trading.
From Quiz: Football Jargon
Answer: 5 yards
A team is only allowed 3 timeouts per half. This penalty is a result of attempting to use more than 3 penalties in a half.
From Quiz: NFL Penalties
Answer: Illegal shift
Two players cannot be in motion at the snap of the football, as per Rule 7, Section 2, Article 5(c). This is termed an illegal shift. The official signal for illegal shift is for the referee to make horizontal arcs with both hands. The Vikings face a five-yard penalty for this infraction.
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Answer: Linebacker Blitz
A blitz is also known as a rush, typically 2-3 linebackers, or 1-2 defensive backs will bullet towards the quarterback in hopes of sacking him, or disrupting the timing with his receivers.
From Quiz: Coaching American Football 101
Answer: Seattle 40-yard line
Roughing the kicker is a 15-yard penalty if the kick was good, so the spot of the ball would be at the 40-yard line for the ensuing kickoff.
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Answer: A play in which the receivers are all sent downfield towards the end zone
A "Hail Mary" is often used when the offense is down by points, there is little time left in the game and too far away from the end zone for "a conventional play". The quarterback sends all the receivers downfield hoping for a long catch or a touchdown.
From Quiz: Football Jargon
Answer: 24
Prior to 1999, the home team was required to provide 36 footballs for scrimmage play (or 24 balls if the team played in an indoor facility). But because kickers doctored the footballs to make them go higher and farther--thus leading to more field goals and touchbacks, at the expense of the quarterbacks and receivers who handle the ball the most--the NFL changed that rule. Beginning with the 1999 season, all teams must supply 24 balls for game play; the NFL supplies each game site an additional 12 balls, separate from the scrimmage play supply, specifically for kicking situations. These K-balls, as they are called, are guarded specifically against doctoring prior to their use in game situations. (Thanks to NFL.com for additional information on this question. And thanks to ravensfan52 for reminding me of the old 36/24 rule!)
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Answer: Oakland's 23-yard line
A personal foul called against any player is a 15-yard penalty. Since the penalty was a dead-ball foul, 15 yards are added to the end of the running play and Seattle would have a 1st down at the Oakland 23-yard line.
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Answer: After scoring a touchdown
If the offense is down by a couple points, or way ahead, the offense may try a two-point conversion. You try to get a two-point conversion after scoring a touchdown and instead of the extra-point. To manoeuvre a two-point conversion, you get the ball at the two-yard line and try to get it into the end zone.
From Quiz: Football Jargon
Answer: 5 yards
An onside kick must go 10 yards to be recovered or be touched by the other team. An onside kick is usually used near the end of a game by the team that is trailing.
From Quiz: NFL Penalties
Answer: 50 through 69
The NFL's numbering system, as established on April 5, 1973, is as follows: 1-19 for quarterbacks and specialists (punters and placekickers), 20-49 for running backs and defensive backs, 50 through 69 for centers and linebackers, 60-79 for interior offensive linemen (except centers) and defensive linemen, 80-89 for wide receivers and tight ends, and 90-99 for defensive linemen. The NFL allowed players to keep an old number that was not correct for their position if they used that number during the 1972 season. Beginning with the 2004 NFL season, wide receivers were allowed to wear numbers in the range 10-19. Later still, linebackers were allowed to wear numbers in the range 90-99.
From Quiz: Welcome to NFL Officiating 201
Answer: Quarterback sneak
Quarterback sneaks usually are successful on goal line situations.
From Quiz: Coaching American Football 101
Answer: Line Judge
The line judge keeps track of the official game time, and is responsible for making various line calls (eg, false starts and offsides) on his side of the field.
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Answer: Oakland's 12-yard line
The penalty for illegal block in the back is 10 yards from the spot of the foul. Since the infraction occurred at the Oakland 22-yard line, the referee placed the ball at the Oakland 12-yard line.
From Quiz: NFL Penalties and Yards
Answer: 2
Vince Lombardi was the first coach ever to win a Super Bowl. He did so with the Green Bay Packers two years in a row in 1967 and 1968. The Green Bay Packers went up against Kansas City in 1967 and beat them 35-10. In 1968, the Packers played the Oakland Raiders, and defeated them 33-14.
From Quiz: Football Jargon
Answer: Any yard lines in-between the offense's opponents end zone and their 20-yard line
When an offense has the ball in the red zone, they are very close to scoring. They are in-between their opponents 20-yard line and their opponents end zone.
From Quiz: Football Jargon
Answer: After the PAT Try, 15 yards from the normal kickoff spot.
Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (d) of the NFL Rules specifically states that a player cannot remove his helmet while on the field. There are exceptions to this rule, but the Lions player in this case clearly isn't one of them. Because the foul occurred AFTER the score took place, making this a dead-ball foul, the 15-yard penalty is enforced from the spot of the next offensive play, which would be the ensuing kickoff. The Lions, then, would kick off from their 15-yard line.
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Answer: To conserve time and stop the clock
Quick plays near the sideline, and players who run out of bounds quickly help to conserve time and stop the clock.
From Quiz: Coaching American Football 101
Answer: No penalty is assessed against Oakland
If the Oakland player had not been pushed in to the punt returner, the penalty would have been fair catch interference. However, because the Oakland player was pushed into the punt returner by a Seattle player, no penalty is called against Oakland.
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Answer: Green Bay Packers
The first team to win the Super Bowl was the Green Bay Packers. Hence, the trophy for the winners of the Super Bowl was named the Vince Lombardi Trophy, in honor of their great coach, Vince Lombardi, in 1967 and 1968.
From Quiz: Football Jargon
Answer: Pass Play
A pass play is the most logical play in this situation. Running the ball would keep the clock moving with no way to stop it, a blitz is a defensive play, and a field goal would do no good because your team is down by five points.
From Quiz: Coaching American Football 101
Answer: Defensive Linemen & Linebackers
Here was the (usual) numbering system:
1-19 : quarterbacks and kickers (plus some others)
20-49 : running backs and defensive backs (plus some others)
50-59 : defensive linemen and offensive linemen, plus linebackers
60-79 : defensive linemen and offensive linemen
80-89 : running backs, wide receivers and tight ends.
90-99 : defensive linemen & linebackers
From Quiz: Football Jargon
Answer: Center
The game clock does not stop when a request for a playable ball is made, unless the delay is such that the referee deems the clock should be stopped.
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Answer: Back Judge and Field Judge
A successful field goal try must stay between uprights 30 feet tall and 18 feet apart, and clear a crossbar 10 feet above the end line. The goalposts in all NFL venues are bright gold in color and have ribbons at the tops to indicate wind direction.
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