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Originally Posted by transplant99
here's another scenario, though a bit far-fetched, could happen.
Say the Saints win an OT toss....go down and kick a field goal. They kick off to Seattle who returns it to the 30. On the first play Hasselback throws a pick over the middle and the Saints defender, instead of just taking a knee and ending the game, starts to run with it. He then gets hit and fumbles and it is recovered by Seattle.
Is the game over because the Hawks had their possesion but then lost it?
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I don't think the game is over if that actually happened. I think the team has to lose the poessesion until the duration of a play.
If the Saints defender just takes a knee, then the game would be over. But if he keeps running and loses the ball before being down, then the game continues.
At least that's how I'd view it.