# NFL Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 16, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327 "2009-09-16T14:59:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327/41 "2009-09-18T15:37:17Z")

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> [@Sparky812](#):
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> I think this rule might cover that situation…

It’s not a personal foul, so per the new video board rule it gets ignored.

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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327/42 "2009-09-18T19:11:07Z")

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“Or any other object…”

Hell, post a player on the sidelines with a sheet of plywood. That way if the play is going poorly, chuck the ball at the plywood. The ball hit an object! Redo!

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327/43 "2009-09-18T19:12:31Z")

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If the plywood is out of bounds, it’s not in play, so the rule doesn’t come into effect.

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**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327/44 "2009-09-18T19:24:43Z")

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> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#):
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> What if the ball bounces off the butt of a naked fat guy hanging off the basket of a runaway hot-air balloon?

The rule in this case states that if this happens the host city must build a damn dome quick. If it happens \*in \*a dome you have bigger problems.

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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question/510327/45 "2009-09-18T19:38:46Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> If the plywood is out of bounds, it’s not in play, so the rule doesn’t come into effect.

The ball is in play the millisecond before it strikes the plywood, no? A receiver can catch a ball (with his feet inbounds) that is in flight out of bounds, correct?

So that ball is in play when it strikes the piece of plywood. Redo.

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