Philzone.org Discussion Board: Archive 2004: Sports and Trivia Archive 2004: Silly football rule question

ok, so hubby & I are watching the jets/ne game & he asked a rules question that I can't answer... can y'all help??

if the QB throws the ball into the endzone & it hits the uprights... is it then out of bounds? or still in play? like, can a receiver catch the ball after it hits the bars & then make a touchdown?

thanks!

I believe that would be considered out of play...

if the ball hits the uprights its an incomplete pass

7. Any forward pass becomes incomplete and ball is dead if:

(a) Pass hits the ground or goes out of bounds.

(b) Pass hits the goal post or the crossbar of either team.

cool link for the rules:

http://www.nfl.com/fans/rules/

now if your playing arena football its a whole different story.........but why would you wanna play arena football

thanks guys!!!

I got a question... is it true that if u call a fair catch on a punt, the very next play u can kick a field goal with out any defenders on the field?

>>>is it true that if u call a fair catch on a punt, the very next play u can kick a field goal with out any defenders on the field?

Not sure if theyre not allowed on the field, but they cant defend against the kick. You can do it on a kickoff too.

i believe that "free kick" rule is still applicable to today's game.