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In gridiron football, an ineligible receiver downfield, or an ineligible man downfield, is a penalty called against the offensive team when a forward pass is thrown while a player who is ineligible to receive a pass is beyond the line of scrimmage without blocking an opponent at the time of the pass. [1]
But it was an illegal formation and ineligible man downfield anyway. ... Sewell and Skipper as ineligible. Which is why all 3 communicate with the official. ... The penalty sent the entire Lions ...
If an ineligible receiver is beyond the neutral zone when a forward pass crossing the neutral zone is thrown, a foul of "ineligible receiver downfield" (resulting in a penalty of five yards, but no loss of down) is called. Each league has slightly different rules regarding who is considered an eligible receiver.
The pass fell incomplete, ending the Giants' season, although an obvious pass interference penalty wasn't called by officials. Had that penalty been called, the Giants would have had another chance to kick the winning field goal, as it would have offset their own ineligible man downfield penalty and resulted in an extra, untimed down.
Here is referee Brad Allen's explanation for why he threw a penalty flag on Taylor Decker for illegal touching late in the Detroit Lions' 20-19 loss. ... up going downfield and touching the pass ...
Alas, the touchdown (or near-touchdown, his knee was probably down) was called back because of an ineligible man “downfield” — as in, more than a yard past the line of scrimmage. The flag ...
NFL back judge Lee Dyer retrieves a penalty flag on the field during a game on November 16, 2008 between the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams.. In gridiron football, a penalty is a sanction assessed against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul. [1]
“It’s unfortunate man. I don’t know if I’ve had this feeling before where you feel like you won but you didn’t.” Amon-Ra St. Brown scored a late touchdown for the Detroit Lions.