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Spiking versus intentional grounding

 
 
belugas
 
Reply Sun 7 Jan, 2018 01:36 pm
Why is spiking a football from the quarterback NOT considered intentional grounding? There is no receiver.....
Thank you.
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maxdancona
 
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Reply Sun 7 Jan, 2018 03:36 pm
@belugas,
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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.

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.

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).


http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/intentionalgrounding
maxdancona
 
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Reply Sun 7 Jan, 2018 03:39 pm
@maxdancona,
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Item 3. Stopping Clock. A player under center is permitted to stop the game clock legally to save time if, immediately upon receiving the snap, he begins a continuous throwing motion and throws the ball directly into the ground.


I think this answers the question better.

https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook/intentional-grounding/
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