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Why Isn't Spiking The Ball Considered Intentional Grounding?

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  • Neo N Dedicated Reacting Well Very Popular Conversation Starter Posting Machine Collaborator First Post One Year In One Month Later Week One Done
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    N Neo wrote on last edited by
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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?

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      C calfoxwc wrote on last edited by
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      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.

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        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.

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        @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.

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          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.

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          @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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