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Football Question

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If one team intercepts the ball during the 2-point conversion and returns it to the other end zone, is it a safety or a touchdown? Has it ever happened on national TV?
 
I've seen it happen on an extra point kick (Wisconsin about 3 years ago, if I remember correctly). The other team got 1 point for running it all the way back. I've never seen it happen on a 2 point try. Is the rule 2 points then?
 
From nfl.com

Digest of Rules

Try
1. After a touchdown, the scoring team is allowed a try during one scrimmage down. The ball may be spotted anywhere between the inbounds lines, two or more yards from the goal line. The successful conversion counts one point by kick; two points for a successful conversion by touchdown; or one point for a safety.

2. The defensive team never can score on a try. As soon as defense gets possession or the kick is blocked or a touchdown is not scored, the try is over.

3. Any distance penalty for fouls committed by the defense that prevent the try from being attempted can be enforced on the succeeding try or succeeding kickoff. Any foul committed on a successful try will result in a distance penalty being assessed on the ensuing kickoff.

4. Only the fumbling player can recover and advance a fumble during a try.
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I think its a dead ball once the team fails to make it. Intercepted or not. Same thing goes for the extra point kick.
 
I believe I once saw a fumble recovery on a 2 point conversion attempt. Dude ran it all the way back and all he got was excercise.
 
Originally posted by: KLin
From nfl.com

Digest of Rules

Try
1. After a touchdown, the scoring team is allowed a try during one scrimmage down. The ball may be spotted anywhere between the inbounds lines, two or more yards from the goal line. The successful conversion counts one point by kick; two points for a successful conversion by touchdown; or one point for a safety.

2. The defensive team never can score on a try. As soon as defense gets possession or the kick is blocked or a touchdown is not scored, the try is over.

3. Any distance penalty for fouls committed by the defense that prevent the try from being attempted can be enforced on the succeeding try or succeeding kickoff. Any foul committed on a successful try will result in a distance penalty being assessed on the ensuing kickoff.

4. Only the fumbling player can recover and advance a fumble during a try.
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Good info. Now go find me the college rules, as college football is what I'm interested in.
🙂
 
However, the defense CAN run back a field goal attempt and score a touchdown, even if the ball was kicked. The Washington Redskins scored this way: I don't remember who attempted the field goal, but Darryl Green caught the attempt in the end zone and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown as the other team was unknowingly trotting off the field. (the play was at the end of the half)

I believe Chris McAllister also returned an attempt for a touchdown.
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
However, the defense CAN run back a field goal attempt and score a touchdown, even if the ball was kicked. The Washington Redskins scored this way: I don't remember who attempted the field goal, but Darryl Green caught the attempt in the end zone and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown as the other team was unknowingly trotting off the field. (the play was at the end of the half)

I believe Chris McAllister also returned an attempt for a touchdown.
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Yeah, McAllister returned one against the Broncos when they tried for a 57 yard field goal attempt. It's the longest play in NFL history (108 yards).
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
However, the defense CAN run back a field goal attempt and score a touchdown, even if the ball was kicked.
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I field goal kick is just like any regular play - either team can get a touchdown. A try down is different.

NCAA rulebook. The Try Down is described on page FR-101 (Section 8-3).
[*]8-3-2: "A try is an opportunity for either team to score one or two points while the game clock is stopped and is a special interval in a game..."
[*]8-3-2-d-1: "The try ends when either team scores."

Unfortunately it doesn't say what the defencive team scores when running it all the way back. I can only assume that the defensive team gets a value equal to what the offensive team was attempting to get - 1 for a kick that was ran back and 2 for a 2-point conversion that was ran back.
 
NCAA rule:

Rule 8, Section 1, Article 1 - Successful Try, Safety......1 point.

So, if you run an int or fumble back, you get 1 point in college. NFL, the play is dead. I don't remember the rule in high school, though... 😕
 
Originally posted by: trilks
NCAA rule:

Rule 8, Section 1, Article 1 - Successful Try, Safety......1 point.

So, if you run an int or fumble back, you get 1 point in college.
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Beat you with the rule by a second or two, but missed the safety part. You win. It is 1 point either way.

 
Originally posted by: dullard
Originally posted by: trilks
NCAA rule:

Rule 8, Section 1, Article 1 - Successful Try, Safety......1 point.

So, if you run an int or fumble back, you get 1 point in college.
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Beat you with the rule by a second or two, but missed the safety part. You win. It is 1 point either way.
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Damn, I knew I was taking too long to type that up...:beer:
 
Originally posted by: trilks
Damn, I knew I was taking too long to type that up...:beer:
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Hey, I took too long. Notice the link and the nice formatting bullets.

😉

Crap. I made a spelling error of "defencive". Now I can't go and edit it, otherwise I can't claim to be in before you.
 
Originally posted by: Sideswipe001
It's hardly an offical page but...

Questions about College Rules

They say there that you do score 2 points. So, I'd assume in college, you can score.
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A long way to go for a measly 2 points. I suppose if the interceptor is a cornerback, it would be worth it, but if the guy is a lineman, there is no way he could make it to the end zone.
 
In college it's definitely 2 points for the defensive team if they return either a blocked kick or a 2-pt try. In fact, there have been instances where a team has scored with seconds remaining to take a 1 point lead and then falls on the ball rather than trying the PAT just so that it can't be blocked and returned.
 
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