Quote:
Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
That is an interesting play when you (or more precisely, I) think about it. The first thought (again in my mind) is that while the runner gave up possession of the ball before he crossed the plane of the goal line, the defense did not have possession of it either. So, the offense should retain possession, with a loss of down, at say the one-yard line.
But no:
|
A ball going out of bounds through the endzone has always been a touchback. A punt, kickoff, and back in the early 70s, even a missed field goal that goes through the endzone gets brought out to the 20. It only makes sense that if you fumble the ball through the endzone, it would also be a touchback.