In the NFL is a completed backwards pass considered a running attempt or a passing attempt?
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A backwards pass is called a lateral and is not considered a pass.  If dropped it is considered a fumble so is part of the running game.
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Very simple in fact.\n\nA person is considered offside if he is in a position where there are not at least 2 players between him and the opponents goal line.\nThese can be ANY 2 players though usually one of these will be the goalkeeper.\n\nThe rule is applied at the moment the ball is PASSED to the player and NOT when he receives it.\n\nSo, if a player in "onside" when a player kicks the ball to him but then advances up the field and the ball reaches him in an offside position then it is ok.\n\nThe reverse also applies. If he is in an offside position when the ball is passed to him and then heads back onside to get the ball then he is still considered offside.\n\nThree more exeptions to the rule.\n\n1. A player can not be offide within his own half of the field.\n\n2. A player is not offside if the ball was passed back by the opposition.\n\n3. A player is not offside if he is behind the ball when it is kicked to him. For example, a player managed to ran to the line and then passed back to a team mate. He can't be offside.
814499
i think the rules that protect QBs make some of the defenders a bit shy about teeing off on them when they run.  Urlacher was clearly faked out tho - first down!
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the corner back deflects a thrown pass to the receiver.
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Intentional Grounding of Forward Pass\n\n1. Intentional grounding of a forward pass is a foul: loss of down and 10 yards from previous spot if passer is in the field of play or loss of down at the spot of the foul if it occurs more than 10 yards behind the line or safety if passer is in his own end zone when ball is released.\n\n2. Intentional grounding will be called when a passer, facing an imminent loss of yardage due to pressure from the defense, throws a forward pass without a realistic chance of completion.\n\n3. Intentional grounding will not be called when a passer, while out of the pocket and facing an imminent loss of yardage, throws a pass that lands at or beyond the line of scrimmage, even if no offensive player(s) have a realistic chance to catch the ball (including if the ball lands out of bounds over the sideline or end line).
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no, it counts as a returned missed field goal attempt, Chris McAlister of the Baltimore Ravens returned one of these for a 107 yard return for a TD in 2002 or 2003
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The ball just has to break the plane of the end zone and the ball must be on the inside of the pylon when doing so.  The players entire body can be out of bounds so long as the ball basses through in bounds.  If a ball is caught by a player in mid air and he is pushed out of bounds while still in the air it is ruled an automatic completion because he wasnt givin a chance to put feet in bounds.  This rule applys to touchdowns as well as regular completions.
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I asked this question awhile ago, and here's the best answer i got:\n\n\nFirst, the completion percentage rating is calculated as:\n\n((comp/att) x 100 - 30)/20\n\nThen, The rating for average yards per attempt is calculated as:\n\n((yds/att) - 3) x 1/4\n\nNext, the rating for touchdowns per attempt is calculated as:\n\n(td/att) x 20\n\nFinally, the rating for interceptions per attempt is calculated as:\n\n2.375 - (int/att) x 25\n\nThe four results are then added, divided by 6 and multiplied by 100. The maximum passer rating is 158.3.
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If you have contact, body (any part)-BALL-Ground, inside the in-goal it is a try. If you do it on the line that separes the fiel of the in-goal it is a try, if it happens touching (you or the ball) one of the side or end line or flag: you are outside the field so it is not a try.\nYour case: he scores the try and after he slides outside the field, but the try is already scored, so yes you have your 5 pts. and the possibility of 2 more kicking the goal conversion
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Because intentional grounding is called when a player 'grounds' the ball to avoid a sack.\n\n\nHere's an answer to this question, posted previously:\nFor intentional grounding to be called, the quarterback has to:\n\nA. Be in the pocket,\n\nB. Be in the grasp of the defensive team, and\n\nC. Throw the ball to a place where there are obviously no receivers to catch it (with the purpose of avoiding the sack)\n\nSpiking the ball simply stops the clock before the defense has a chance to sack the quarterback. \nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060917180454AAPQKOP
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football players only have 4 tries to get the ball past a certain yard marking. each of these 4 tries is called a down. if they don't make it to the mark on the first try, then they have a 2nd down (they might call it "2nd and 10", meaning it's the 2nd down and they have 10 yards to go before they reach the next mark). if they don't make it on the 2nd down, then they go to a 3rd down, etc. if it gets to a 4th down and they still don't make it to the mark, then the ball goes to the other team's possession.
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If the QB throws the ball and no receiver is nearby it's intentional grounding UNLESS he is out of the pocket ('pocket' being between the tackles) and the pass carries past the line of scrimmage
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Rushing Attempts Total Touches
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its when you pass the ball to someone who is past the last defender, thus making it unfair; however, it's the moment of the pass that counts, not the moment of the receiving of the ball, so the attacker can be inside and still be past the last defender
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Well, in the NFL, I think you can make contact within five yards of the line of scrimmage. So I guess you can push him to get an advantage on your route. I'm not sure if you can actually push him down though.  And the rules might be completely different for 2-touch football compared to tackle, just like floor hockey and ice hockey have different rules.
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well i think the underrated stat is forced fumbles.\nOk, you are way off on what you are saying about passing yardage. first of all my problem with the passing yards is that if a QB throws a 5 yard pass, and the reciever catches it and runs 70 more yards and scores a TD, why should the QB get credit for a 75 yard pass? Also why should the title go to the QB who throws for the most yardage? If a QB throws for 3500 yards in one season, but throws 10 TD's, and 18 int's why should he get the title? the QB rating is a good way to show which QB is the best passer.
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Counter\na running play in which the running back will take a step in the opposite direction of the play, only to get the handoff in the other direction. Weak side linemen will sometimes pull and lead the back downfield (sometimes called a counter trap), but not necessarily. The play is designed to get the defense to flow away from the action for a few steps, allowing more room for the running back.