Sweatloaf
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I know little about American Football and I have a question about touchdowns:
My understanding is that a touchdown counts if the football "crosses the plane" and that's all that counts. Would the following count as a touchdown? If not, why not?
A player has possession of the ball and runs up to (but not past the goal line) and then...stops, extends his hand with the ball in it and "breaks the plane"...but still just stands just outside the end zone and other than the ball, his hand and arm...he never steps into the end zone himself. Would that count as a TD?
Along these same lines, if he extends the ball into the end zone across the goal line (breaking the plane), stands there for a second to clearly show that the ball made it into the end zone then drops the ball or sets it down in the end zone and walks away toward the field or sideline (never walking into the end zone himself), is that a TD? If not, why not?
My understanding is that a touchdown counts if the football "crosses the plane" and that's all that counts. Would the following count as a touchdown? If not, why not?
A player has possession of the ball and runs up to (but not past the goal line) and then...stops, extends his hand with the ball in it and "breaks the plane"...but still just stands just outside the end zone and other than the ball, his hand and arm...he never steps into the end zone himself. Would that count as a TD?
Along these same lines, if he extends the ball into the end zone across the goal line (breaking the plane), stands there for a second to clearly show that the ball made it into the end zone then drops the ball or sets it down in the end zone and walks away toward the field or sideline (never walking into the end zone himself), is that a TD? If not, why not?