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Nov 20, 2014
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The Shazad
you'd only do it if the clock had expired for the half
and you weren't going to otherwise have a play. So, if you force a team to punt from their own goal line with a few seconds left, you could try it.
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What the...............how have I never heard of this? Fair catch kick?
flavordave
11/20/14 6:26pm
why would you ever do that if you now have 1st and 10?
run26
11/20/14 6:29pm
you'd only do it if the clock had expired for the half
The Shazad
11/20/14 6:32pm
Say it's the end of a game. You can kick a field goal like a kickoff
WorfoSAUR
11/20/14 6:33pm
You're down by two, time running out, force a punt from their end zone and get a
spoxjox
11/20/14 6:33pm
It's called a FG or a punt on 1st down.
ToasterChive
11/20/14 6:29pm
Doesn't need to be a normal FG, I don't think. Could be from a tee, lined
CalGTR
11/20/14 6:31pm
Yeah, they pretty much treat it like a kickoff. The kicker can run up on if like
flavordave
11/20/14 6:33pm
McMahon was a drop-kicker.
spoxjox
11/20/14 6:34pm
Yep. Been a rule forever.
CalGTR
11/20/14 6:30pm
It's actually been attempted fairly recently:
flavordave
11/20/14 6:32pm
Huh, interesting
Bobby Dooley
11/20/14 6:38pm
The fans sounded really confused, best part!!
ToasterChive
11/20/14 6:40pm
Another obscure rule: the 1-point safety.
yorksama
11/20/14 6:36pm
Wow.
flavordave
11/20/14 6:40pm
That is quite amazing.
Duke Silver
11/20/14 6:45pm
On a 2 point safety the team surrendering the safety kicks off.
bluecheese
11/20/14 8:34pm
Didn't a Utah HS team try one last year?
Illegal Jimmergrant
11/20/14 7:16pm
Gorman did it against Bingham High at the end of the game. Fair caught an onside
giftedfish
11/20/14 7:50pm
Our wrestling coach in HS was also the freshman football coach
BYUFam1
11/20/14 7:52pm
my teammate in high school converted one of these kicks.
Y2010
11/20/14 8:04pm
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cvd6262
11/20/14 8:04pm
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