Rules Quiz
Tough quiz: 7 calls you may never see in NFL (but how would you rule?)
1st-and-goal from the B5. Quarterback A1 throws an interception, caught by cornerback B1 at the B3-yard line, who then runs parallel to the sideline. No player on Team A would be able to catch B1, so Player A12, who was on the bench, runs onto the field and tackles B1 at the A40-yard line. What is the call and where do you spot the ball?
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4. Touchdown awarded due to palpably unfair act
Spot ball at A2 for extra-point conversion try. When something happens that is well beyond the realm of fair play, the referee is allowed to confer with his crew and award any equitable resolution they deem necessary. This authority is given under the palpably unfair act rule, and there is no record of it ever called in the NFL.
It did, however, happen in the 1954Â Cotton Bowl. Because the runner is unimpeded to the end zone, the only equitable call is to award the touchdown. Deliberate palpably unfair acts are subject to an ejection of the player or participant, although, surprisingly, the officials in the Cotton Bowl did not.
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