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Why Isn't Spiking The Ball Considered Intentional Grounding?

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  • Dumb question, I know. It's just something I couldn't fully understand. Does it have something to do with them being in a certain formation to be a legal play? I know in Madden, the spike ball play is listed under special teams, wouldn't that mean they have to have their special teams unit on the field to run the play?

  • I think it's because the immediateness of it negates the claim that the qb is doing it to avoid a sack.

    So, it is allowed because the intent is to simply and immediately stop the clock.

  • I think it's because the immediateness of it negates the claim that the qb is doing it to avoid a sack.

    So, it is allowed because the intent is to simply and immediately stop the clock.

    @calfoxwc said:

    I think it's because the immediateness of it negates the claim that the qb is doing it to avoid a sack.

    So, it is allowed because the intent is to simply and immediately stop the clock.

    That makes sense, thanks. I always thought it was a loop-hole in the NFL rule book.

  • I think it's because the immediateness of it negates the claim that the qb is doing it to avoid a sack.

    So, it is allowed because the intent is to simply and immediately stop the clock.

    @calfoxwc said:

    I think it's because the immediateness of it negates the claim that the qb is doing it to avoid a sack.

    So, it is allowed because the intent is to simply and immediately stop the clock.

    Exactly!

    The official rule is:

    "Intentional grounding will be called when a passer, facing an imminent loss of yardage due to pressure from the defense, throws a forward pass without a realistic chance of completion."

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