What is the Logic? (Fumble Rule)

[CoolieMan]

why is it that if a team fumbles as it is going into score and the ball goes out of bounds in the endzone a touchback. Any other fumble that goes out of bounds is returned to the spot of the fumble and the offense retains the ball

 

[Wingman]

why is it that if a team fumbles as it is going into score and the ball goes out of bounds in the endzone a touchback. Any other fumble that goes out of bounds is returned to the spot of the fumble and the offense retains the ball

After the immaculate reception the raiders cheated a forward fumble and recovered in the end zone for a touch down. That play became known as the holy roller play or something similar. I believe this is to keep teams from doing something similar to gain a touch down such as reaching out and breaking the plane of the goal line and losing control of the ball. It was a while ago that I read about the logic behind it and that is the best I can recall at this point, hope it helps.

 

[CoolieMan]

After the immaculate reception the raiders cheated a forward fumble and recovered in the end zone for a touch down. That play became known as the holy roller play or something similar. I believe this is to keep teams from doing something similar to gain a touch down such as reaching out and breaking the plane of the goal line and losing control of the ball. It was a while ago that I read about the logic behind it and that is the best I can recall at this point, hope it helps.

I remember the Holy Roller play, but the logic still sucks if it is obviously not intentionally fumbling forward to try and repeat that

 

[CoolieMan]

After the immaculate reception the raiders cheated a forward fumble and recovered in the end zone for a touch down. That play became known as the holy roller play or something similar. I believe this is to keep teams from doing something similar to gain a touch down such as reaching out and breaking the plane of the goal line and losing control of the ball. It was a while ago that I read about the logic behind it and that is the best I can recall at this point, hope it helps.

I remember the Holy Roller play, but the logic still sucks if it is obviously not intentionally fumbling forward to try and repeat that

 

[Rod Farva]

I remember the Holy Roller play, but the logic still sucks if it is obviously not intentionally fumbling forward to try and repeat that

These striped clowns can't even get right the stuff they have to now. Not sure I want them to have to start determining what is and isn't "intentional" on fumbles.

 

[Steelerfreak]

After the immaculate reception the raiders cheated a forward fumble and recovered in the end zone for a touch down. That play became known as the holy roller play or something similar. I believe this is to keep teams from doing something similar to gain a touch down such as reaching out and breaking the plane of the goal line and losing control of the ball. It was a while ago that I read about the logic behind it and that is the best I can recall at this point, hope it helps.

That logic still doesnt work though for this rule. Because if the ball is recovered in the endzone it is a td. (However in the last 5 min of the half the ball must be recovered by that player that fumbled.)

 

[Wingman]

That logic still doesnt work though for this rule. Because if the ball is recovered in the endzone it is a td. (However in the last 5 min of the half the ball must be recovered by that player that fumbled.)

Actually it works real well for that play because that is what happened during the holy roller play, I believe it was stabler to casper in the last few minutes of the game. The name was a cross between the hail mary, immaculate reception. I also think it was the year after the immaculate reception. Nfl films might have done a segment on it years ago that is still available on the web.

 

[Troglodyte]

A rule that still favors the defense, I'll take it.