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From: tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Question on rules
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Date: Tue, 18-Oct-83 14:11:11 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 18 14:11:11 1983
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While watching last night`s slugfest between G.B. and Wash.,
my brother, father and I got into a friendly argument about
the rules.  In the "You Make the Call" segment, it was stated
that if a team misses a field goal and the defensive team
catches the ball in the endzone, it could run it out instead
of taking the ball on the 20 or the line of scrimmage,
whichever is father.  Well, Dad took it one step further.
He said that even if a team MAKES a field goal, the
other team can catch the ball and run it back.  We
reminded him that this would most lkely mean the return man
would have to be out of the endzone (behind the uprights),
thus out of bounds and not eligible to run the ball back.
He insisted that as long he was between the sidelines that
it was o.k.  Well, a small wager was placed, and now we
need a reliable source to settle the matter.  Can anyone
answer the question, and even better, cite a source?

Tom O`Connor

P.S. What a game! Almost 100 pts. and no Cosell !!!!