Let's say Burrow throws an interception on the 2-pt attempt to Marlon Humphrey, Marlon runs out of the endzone and then the voices in his head tell him to run back into the endzone where he eventually gets tackled. Would the Bengals get 1 or 2 points?

I know about the 1-point rule where if you run all the way back to your own endzone on a 2-point conversion it's 1 point to the other team but would this be different or would this result in 1 point given to the Bengals?

If this happens on a regular play it's considered a safety so it's 2 points to the Bengals.

I was watching a college game today where it was wet and the announcers said how players take off gloves when it's wet because bare hands are better for those conditions. Scientific studies have shown the reason we get pruney fingers and toes is that it helps with grip in wet conditions. It's actually the brain telling the tissue to prune up and not just the skin being soaked that causes it, as it's been shown people with spinal injuries no longer get pruney toes.

Now I'm sure over the course of the game if it's wet throughout, players' hands will naturally prune up if they're not wearing gloves, but I wonder if players presoak their hands to get it pruney from the start to get that advantage. If they weren't doing this, between drives they might dry their hands and never get a pruney grip going.

Maybe even in dry weather, there's an advantage to having pruney fingers for grip. Not sure if it's better than gloves though but some players prefer bare hands in all conditions.

Edit: For clarification, I'm not asking about the consequences for the player. I'm asking about the on field consequences for his team, such as if it's a crucial 4th down.

If so..why?

Have two strechy things on the top and bottom of both arms, and when the ball is caught, it gets covered by it

So far as I understand it any yards generated on the play are credited to the qb, no matter how many laterals (this may be wrong) but let's say that the play starts on the opposing 40 yard line. The qb passes it to wr1 who then laterals it to wr2 at the 20 yard line who takes it in for the touchdown. Are both wrs credited for 20 recieving yards, this feels like it'd get complicated with multiple laterals, is it all on one wr, feels harsh but is inkeeping with all yards credited to qb. Anyway, idk, thanks in advance for helping :)

I see a lot of passes where the QB gets drilled RIGHT after he throws. How is that not RTP? What distinguishes the two?

When it gets into the redzone you can move the ball inches. But on a regular play. Do they put the ball exactly where it lands? For example. If you get 2.5 yards 4 times would you have a first down? Or do they just round it on the nearest yard line?

I was wondering , when are they decided? if I want to see a game in Europe next season, when can I know which games are played and where?

Ok I know you can't just deck the QB after they throw the ball but I see flags getting tossed for this on dudes who are mid-tackle or mid-dive on their way to contacting the QB and it seems like in those cases there should be some leniency on the defense bc they literally can't reverse the laws of physics and stop their tackle. And then the penalty for what appears to be a largely unintentional foul is devastating.

tl;dr: what does (for example) 4-4 (2-2) mean on a scoreboard on tv? also need to know the timer in seconds next to the timer with time left in the quarter

watching games on tv, i always understand whats happening in the game, but there is so much to take in. i have finally learned most of the things on the scoreboard. The names of the teams, the score, who has possession, timeouts, which quarter, time left in quarter, and down + yards till next down. the only things i do not understand are the numbers under the team name and the second timer to the side of the one showing the time left in the quarter. please help!!!

The NFL is playing more and more international games. Brazil, England, Germany. And they play international college games in England and Ireland as well. Coming from the Netherlands, now living in the US and working in sports media, I'm trying to understand who they're doing this for. I understand that the NFL wants to grow the game, and for that they have to look outside of the US. I love the concept. But do Europeans really care for American football? Or do US fans just travel with their teams, as a great opportunity to see more of the world, and does the rest of the stadium fill up with casuals that just want a fun day out?

If anyone has any news stories on this topics, or anything even a little related, I'd love to read/see them!

I don’t even think an actual defense QB would be called this, but what if the defense had a quarterback equivalency?

Allow me to explain!

So, the offense has a quarterback, obviously, who receives the ball after a snapped down and either passes it, throws it, runs it, or gets sacked when the defense forces him behind the line of scrimmage and tackles him before he can do any of the three. What if the defense had a quarterback who only takes over the game following an interception not returned for a Pick Six (defensive touchdown)?

What stops the bottom 5 teams from just throwing games to get the number one draft pick. They're all out of playoff contention already so what makes them want to win? The more wins they get, they're just making their draft pick worse at this point.

I suppose it makes sense, but breaks from basically any other sport played on a field or in an arena

So if you as a receiver step out of bounds even partially, reestablish yourself back in-bounds, you still cannot catch the ball cause it would be illegal touching?

Why does such a rule still exist?

I heard about the reason why the rule was made but since why haven’t they built on the rule to make it more sensible. lol.

On running plays, often two offensive linemen will block the same D lineman and get a lot of push before one of the o-linemen pulls off and tries to block somebody at the second level.

Often those double teams get a lot of push , which got me thinking. Why don't d-lineman do the same thing? For example, if the defense thinks the play is going to be a pass, why not put two d-linemen in the A gaps, and have both of them attack the center with a double bull rush? If the D. Lineman don't engage the guards, then you have two o-linemen blocking nobody and ideally the center gets pushed into the quarterback's lap.

Hear me out. A lot of times qbs will have lineman blocked into them causing ankle injuries and leg injuries. How many times has a d line man tipped a ball cause he got pretty close to a qb but just not close enough for a sake? A lot.

If the rules weren't an issue - ineligible man downfield is the only one that comes to mind, what if the oline pushed the dline like on run plays but for pass plays? On pass plays you have oline man get to a spot, stop and block while the dline has all that momentum going to run them over . If the oline pushed the dline like on run plays it would eliminate qbs with bodies around them, it would make it easier for qbs to see the field over the line man and it would give running qbs more field space to work with.

This is all assuming offensive line wins the LOS just like they have to do for a successful run play.

Am I stupid or is this a good idea?

I’ve always thought this was true, but seeing Burrow put up such monster numbers in loses feels like the ultimate hammer to the point. I’m curious if they’ve been other such seasons.

Hi guys, I started watching NFL this year, 24/25 season, and I am still trying to figure out this amazing sport. Can someone explain to me how the defense team works? What do they have to do? Who’s the most important and thing like that.

I’ve seen this a few times online and in articles regarding football players. Some people say a player passed the “eye test” when evaluating their performance. I don’t know exactly what it means though. Any help?

Hello everyone.

I’m glad to be here. During the last three weeks I’ve watched more NFL games (about 6) than ever in my entire life. I’m 30 years old, huge MLB fan, and I’m from Colombia. It’s been great! Can say confidently that i just felt it. Like its on. I’m gonna watch the rest of the season religiously, I’m reading about teams’ histories and lores, and I’m deeply curious about the positions and strategies and skillsets and team configurations and all. But I’m a total noob.

So two days ago I bought a PS5. And I’ve heard that the Madden gameplay right now is really cutting edge in the sports video games scene. So I thought like Maybe I should buy Madden 25… but I have a lot of things to understand still. Like I didn’t exactly know when the clock stopped and why until last week.

Would it be good to get Madden now or what do you think I should have down before getting it? The defense aspect of the game is really intriguing for me but I don’t understand it, as well as stuff about how to call and draw offensive plays. So that’s why it scares be, because it could be a little overwhelming.

Thanks a lot in advance guys!

Hello there, me and my colleague are in Dallas for a week with work and we have a free Sunday - decided that we would like to see the Cowboys. Is there anything you would recommend to us? What tickets to get, what to bring with us...? Thank you!

Just got into NFL last year and have really started following it this year, and the blatant missed calls seem to be all over the place. Mainly wanting to hear from people who have watched for multiple decades, is it actually worse than it used to be?

Seems like you're always hearing people say "Officiating this year is so bad," but maybe what that actually means is it's the same as it's always been and they wish it was better.

So I know that on offense the quarterback gets his calls from the coordinator in his helmet, but I’m wondering how does this work on defense. Is there a designated “captain” on defense that has a helmet mic that gets plays from the defensive coordinator or how does this work? Just a random thought that crossed my mind😅

I'm kind of just curious, after tonight's Bengals game, what the fail/success rate is on all 2-pt conversion tries they've had let's say the past few seasons. Or honestly even league-wide or whatever, I'm curious about how often they're successful.

I googled it and can't find it anywhere though. Is there anywhere that has stats like this?

Hey guys ! I'll be going to this week's MNF game at sofi stadium right by the miami dolphins tunnel and I really want to get my daughters first dolphins jersey signed by tua, what's my best bet?

Obviously if two penalties offset on a timed down, the down is replayed no matter what. What about untimed downs like extra point attempts?

I'm someone who's very into the NFL but struggles to understand the catching rules and whatnot.

Maybe I'm wrong but after looking at his catch on 4th down on the Bengals final drive, it looked like his knee went down before the ball hit the first down marker, and even then it looked like it was jarred loose as he was down.

Am I just wrong, or did the refs get it wrong?

Basically all penalties exist to stop someone from doing something that gives them an unfair advantage. What is the advantage that the offense gets by having an ineligible receiver downfield? I get why it might be unfair to have linemen be able to receive a catch downfield (illegal touching), but I don't see how simply having a lineman (or other ineligible player) downfield gives the offense enough of an advantage that it needs to be regulated against.

To me, it just seems to be a disadvantage to the offense because whoever is downfield isn't blocking for the quarterback. I must be wrong somewhere... can someone explain why its a penalty?