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You make the call: What happens when a flag comes at the end of the quarter?

by Matt Holmquist - December 14, 2016December 14, 2016 2

A Football Zebras rules quiz Do you know when to extend the period and when the period, half, or game is over? What if overtime is thrown in the mix? Take the Football Zebras rules quiz to see if you do. For this quiz, the 2016 NFL Rulebook applies. After you have taken

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When a dead-ball foul is not a dead-ball foul

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by Ben Austro - October 21, 2016October 23, 2016 1

Week 6: Bengals at Patriots (video) In the fourth quarter against the Bengals, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski caught a 12-yard reception and was tackled at the Bengals 8-yard line. After some two-sided friction after the play, officials separated the teams. While Gronkowski was being lead away by field judge Aaron

You make the call: Did the Dolphins have a legal formation on TD?

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by Ben Austro - October 21, 2016 0

Week 6: Steelers at Dolphins The Dolphins scored a touchdown on a 1st-and-goal play in the second quarter with an elaborate formation shift. The touchdown wound up being nullified by an illegal formation penalty, and the Dolphins wound up kicking a field goal on fourth down. Did the officials correctly wipe

You make the call: 4 kicks from Thursday to test your rules knowledge

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by Ben Austro - October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 1

Week 6: Broncos at Chargers It was an odd night for the special teams on Thursday night, as no fewer than four kicks involved some variation of the possession rules. There are four basic principles for any kick that will help you at home make the correct call: As long as a play remains

No mercy in the NFL

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by Mark Schultz - September 24, 2016September 24, 2016 0

Embed from Getty Images Teams play all 60 minutes no matter the score College football made some news last week as Clemson played South Carolina State in an early season game where the haves play the have-nots. The game got so lopsided that both teams agreed to shorten the quarters and not

Rule changes and points of emphasis highlighted in NFL training camp video

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by Football Zebras staff - August 8, 2015September 19, 2015 0

The NFL has posted the video shown to the players at training camps explaining the rules changes and points of emphasis for 2015. You can download the 8½-minute video here.A quick summary of the rule changes:Point-after touchdown conversions will snap from the 15 for a kick and the 2 for

Everything you need to know about eligibility reporting

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by Ben Austro - January 31, 2015December 8, 2016 4

During a Week 15 game that was more for draft position than anything, the Tennessee Titans rolled out an unusual tactic on the final play of the game. The Titans were trailing the Jets 16-11, and they were obviously going to attempt to score a touchdown on a series of