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<blockquote data-quote="Eastman" data-source="post: 93797" data-attributes="member: 1390"><p>As I understand it the logic goes like this. If the <strong>offense</strong> fumbles the ball forward out of bounds it is brought back to keep them from using fumbling out of bounds as a strategy to gain yards. Should the <strong>defense</strong> recover a fumble, it is placed where the recovery occurred (unless the defensive player was legally able to advance the ball). Therefore it is not the rule that you "<em>just bring the ball back to the spot where it is fumbled</em>".</p><p></p><p>In this case, the ball was fumbled through the endzone which is a special case. If Pittsburg had fumbled out of bounds at the 1 yard line they would still maintain possession of the ball. The rule that the defense takes possession is to prevent the offense from purposefully fumbling forward into the endzone in hopes of making a touchdown. In the NFL this is associated with Dave Casper of the Oakland Raiders who apparently batted a fumble forward into the endzone and recovered it for a touchdown, winning the game. Since the offensive player's intention for the fumble, if there is one, cannot be determined by the refs, a rule was made to prevent it being used as a tactic. As to exactly why the 20 yard line is selected, my conjecture is that to place the ball at the point of fumble was thought to be less of a deterrent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eastman, post: 93797, member: 1390"] As I understand it the logic goes like this. If the [B]offense[/B] fumbles the ball forward out of bounds it is brought back to keep them from using fumbling out of bounds as a strategy to gain yards. Should the [B]defense[/B] recover a fumble, it is placed where the recovery occurred (unless the defensive player was legally able to advance the ball). Therefore it is not the rule that you "[I]just bring the ball back to the spot where it is fumbled[/I]". In this case, the ball was fumbled through the endzone which is a special case. If Pittsburg had fumbled out of bounds at the 1 yard line they would still maintain possession of the ball. The rule that the defense takes possession is to prevent the offense from purposefully fumbling forward into the endzone in hopes of making a touchdown. In the NFL this is associated with Dave Casper of the Oakland Raiders who apparently batted a fumble forward into the endzone and recovered it for a touchdown, winning the game. Since the offensive player's intention for the fumble, if there is one, cannot be determined by the refs, a rule was made to prevent it being used as a tactic. As to exactly why the 20 yard line is selected, my conjecture is that to place the ball at the point of fumble was thought to be less of a deterrent. [/QUOTE]
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