Reviewable Plays Possession Loose balls Passes Fumbles Kicks

Reviewable Plays • Possession – Loose balls • Passes • Fumbles • Kicks • Boundary – Sideline/End line – Goal line • Line to Gain • Targeting

Reviewable Plays • Passes – Direction (forward/backward) – Touching (who/where) – Beyond neutral zone • Kicks – Touching (who/where) – Beyond neutral zone – Blocking • • Number of players on the field at snap Timing Downs Obvious error in significant situation (except fouls)

Reviewable Plays • New Rules – – – Targeting disqualified player 2 -27 -12 Illegal substitution defense 3 -5 -3 Penalty enforcement carry over in OT 10 -2 -5 Instant replay clock adjustment 12 -3 -6 (140) Instant replay review time 12 -6 -2 (153, 154) • New Interpretations – – – – Clear recovery confirmation from field (mechanics, 66, 74) No clear recovery in A’s end zone (126) Out of bounds player touching football (14, 111) Player not out of bounds until touching boundary (174) Decision after announcement (mechanics) Line to gain spot adjustment (mechanics) Reversal to running clock inside one minute (mechanics, 147) Runner in or out of bounds (157)

Instant Replay Clock Adjustment If time expires in a half, and the clock would start on the Referee’s signal after review, there must be at least 3 seconds remaining when the ball should have been declared dead to restore time to the clock. With 2 seconds or 1 second remaining on the clock, the half is over unless Team A has a time out remaining (This does not impact situations when the clock is stopped and will remain stopped until the snap such as an incomplete pass or a ball carrier out of bounds. )

Instant Replay Clock Adjustment New rule applies when: • Time expires • Game clock would start on ready for play signal • Team A is out of timeouts

Instant Replay Clock Adjustment 140. Game clock at end of half Third and 10 on the A-45 with 0: 12 on the clock, Team A has no timeouts. QBA 1 completes a long pass to receiver A 86 at the B-15 where he is tackled in bounds and the game clock expires. Replays show that after completing the catch A 86 was down with (a) 3 seconds remaining on the game clock; (b) 2 seconds remaining on the game clock. RULING: Reviewable play, regarding whether the pass was complete and whethere should be time remaining on the game clock at the end of the play. In (a) A 1 -10 on B-15, reset game clock to 0: 03 and start on the Referee’s signal (Rule 12 -3 -6 -c). In (b) since there is 0: 02 remaining and the clock will start on the Referee’s signal, the half is complete. If Team A has a timeout remaining, they may elect to take the timeout and restore 0: 02 to the game clock.

Instant Replay Review Time The expectation is that the Instant Replay Official will not exceed two minutes to complete a review. If the review has end of game impact or has multiple aspects as a part of the review, it should be completed efficiently but will have no stated time limit.

No Clear Recovery in A’s End Zone 126. Fumble recovery in the end zone First and 10 on the A-2. Back A 2 is hit and loses the ball at the A-3. The ball goes back into A’s end zone and ends up in a pile of players from both teams. The Line Judge rules A 2 down. Replays show the ball came loose before A 2 was down, but there is no video evidence or confirmation from the field of a clear recovery by either team. RULING: Reviewable. Safety for Team B, safety kick A-20. The only two possible rulings are a safety or a TD for Team B. In this situation the result will be the least impactful of those two rulings which is a safety.