You Be The Ref!

TRUE or FALSE?

1) The use of any replay, video, photograph, mobile device or television monitoring equipment by the game officials in making any decision relating to the game is prohibited.

2) Two forward passes thrown by Team A during a down is legal, as long as the first one is caught behind the line of scrimmage.

3) In overtime, if the defensive team gains possession of a live ball, the ball becomes dead immediately and both the down & series has ended for the offensive team.

ANSWERS:

1) TRUE. Rule 1.1.3 lays this out, and this mimics the high school rule as well. Doesn't matter if anyone has a video or photo on the phone from the sideline, this can not be used in making any decision related to the game being played.

2) FALSE. Doesn't matter where the forward pass is caught, rule 7.5.2.c allows for only one, single forward pass per down. The penalty for throwing a second forward pass is a 5-yard penalty from the spot of the foul, and loss of down.

3) TRUE. The NGFFL also mirrors high school rules with rule 8.6.1.d. The general thought process here is that overtime should be as "equal" and "fair" as possible for both teams. Some feel that allowing the defense to return an intercepted ball for a touchdown to end the game is a bit of an advantage.