Targeting—the current rule and ejection policy implemented in —is derived from the spearing penalty, when a player launched helmet first into another. The penalty is much more complicated than that now. In fact, targeting is a two-pronged foul and each of those prongs features its own elements. Elements needed: 1 a defenseless player, such as a quarterback in the pocket or a receiver catching a pass across the middle; 2 indicator of targeting, such as a launch or thrust, a lowering or leading of the head; and 3 forcible contact to the head or neck area.
Targeting A is typically helmet-to-helmet contact, but not always. A forearm to the head of a defenseless player meets the condition of the rule. Targeting B is leading with the crown of the helmet. The primary element needed here is targeting your opponent with the crown—top—of the helmet to any body part. Targeting A is often easily identified by fans and others.
Targeting B, not so much. Targeting B protects the giver of the blow as much as the recipient. Forcible contact into the crown of the helmet can often lead to serious neck injuries. Over the years, the rule has been modified. In , officials voted to confirm each targeting call with replay, and in , they adjusted the review protocol requiring all elements of the rule be confirmed in order to uphold the targeting, something that increased the number of fouls overturned.
Through the first three weeks of the season, officials called targeting times. However, 45 of those were overturned on replay. Sixty targeting fouls were enforced in games for a rate of 0. By regularity rate among all fouls, targeting ranks about 15th, or in the top one-third percentile, says Shaw, well behind leaders like false start 2.
But no other penalty comes with such a severe consequence, especially a foul that even Shaw acknowledges features an element of subjectivity and judgement, such as pass interference.
Former Ohio State QB Justin Fields was on the receiving end of a targeting hit during last season's playoff semifinal. Penalty—Five yards from the succeeding spot.
An inbounds ball carrier bumps into or is touched by a player or game official on the sideline. Ball carrier A1 is running inbounds near the sideline when he is contacted by a squad member of Team B, who is on the sideline.
RULING: Rule states a player is out of bounds when any part of his person touches anything other than a player or an official. Penalty—15 yards or other unfair-action game administration-interference penalties Rules and Team A executes an on-side kick at the A A33 is running near the sideline and steps out of bounds at the A At the A he leaps and bats the ball forward, and it rolls out of bounds at the A The college rule makes catches easier. College receivers can often make sideline catches without breaking their stride.
This means more offense, which means more points and ridiculous comebacks. However, the NFL rule led to the invention of the toe tap, catches during which a receiver must break stride to get both feet down inbounds, often falling over in the process. However, the toe tap asks receivers to also think about where their feet are going to land while they try to catch the football. The toe tap is a ballet move on grass, a moment when a human flying at full speed performs two incredibly difficult tasks, with two different parts of the body, simultaneously.
The college rule might facilitate more catches, but the NFL rule created a category of brilliant plays that highlight the unique and preposterous athleticism of football players.
It has the edge. That player is down regardless. In the NFL, a ball carrier can only become down by contact , meaning that defenders must force a ball carrier to the ground, or at least touch the ball carrier while that player is on the ground.
Ball carriers can also go down by intentionally sliding or taking a knee in both sets of rules. The difference between the two rules only comes into play in a few specific circumstances. By far the most common is when a player dives for a catch, although it could also come up when a ball carrier trips and falls or gets knocked over by a teammate.
In college, a player who makes a diving catch is automatically down; in the pros, that player must also be touched. In theory, I prefer the NFL rule. They should have to make every tackle! Take this play, where T.
Hilton deftly avoids Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson. When Hilton lands, most of his body is touching the ground, and all the Texans need to do is touch him to end the play. However, Texans safety Andre Hal sees Hilton on the ground, and presuming that Jackson nipped him, slows from a run to a jog, from a jog to a walk, and begins preparing for the next play.
Then Hilton gets up and scores a touchdown. His acrobatic maneuver to avoid the tackle feels like it deserves a reward! However, I feel like this rule allows too many opportunities for confusion on the part of both players and officials. Jack made a brilliant play to rip the ball away from Patriots running back Dion Lewis. According to the NFL rule book, this means that he was never down by contact. Jack should have been able to get up and run to the end zone.
And, yes, he would have run to the end zone, given that there were zero Patriots in the vicinity. If Jack had done that, the Jaguars would have taken a lead and presumably gone to the Super Bowl. But an official wrongly assumed that Jack had been touched by Lewis while down, thus blowing his whistle. In spirit, I love the down-by-contact rule. It gives way to spectacular feats of acrobatics by ball carriers and hilarious brainfarts by defenders, resulting in a handful of fluky, funny scores.
However, it also leads to unnecessarily complicated situations. The college rule is simple for players and officials. However, a player in the NFL must be tackled to be ruled down by contact and can completely touch the ground while making a catch or running the ball. A player can also be called down by forward progress, in which they do not come in contact with the ground, but the defense has prevented them from gaining yards for a set amount of time.
The CFL has a similar rule to the NFL wherein a player must be tackled to the ground for the ball to be called dead, unlike the NCAA where a ball carrier falling to the ground results in a dead ball. What are the rules of football?
Previous Next. Table of Contents. What is a Tackle? When is a Player Down? Legal vs. Illegal Tackles There are certain standards that a tackle must follow, mostly to prevent injuries of the players playing the game.
Legal There are a few exceptions to where a tackle may occur.
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