http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/20785847/2017-football-rules-quiz-smart-nfl-ref
Brief rule quiz. I missed one.
Brief rule quiz. I missed one.
Are you as smart as an NFL ref?
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6/6. Most of these events have a lot of recent precedent, be it at the NFL or collegiate level. In turn, this helps a lot given instant recall of the events in question. Many of these I named the game, situation, and the teams before answering. Made me feel good. 
Got the punt one wrong. That seems weird given how you can down a moving ball during any other point of the game.
Yeah, that one was interesting. I only knew it because I just heard of it very recently, I think during a Pats game.
I went 6/6 mainly because the other ones didn’t seem that tricky or I could remember recent examples, and drewdawg said he missed one. So I guessed what was the non obvious answer to me for that one, and I got lucky.
Punt. No idea it was a "violation". I'd guess the Patriots would know not to touch the ball there.
Yeah I got the punt one wrong. I just assumed the game would be over but that answer seemed too obvious. Oh well
I also got the XP question wrong. Don't feel that bad considering it's never happened in the NFL and only once in college.
I remember the XP safety from a discussion that I think was on this board / an ITP article last year.
Yes, I need a life.
Yes, I need a life.
I got the two tough ones wrong.
But isn't the answer to the kick off out of bounds wrong? I think the ball now goes to the 35 not 40.
(I think it's 30 yards from the kickoff spot.)
But isn't the answer to the kick off out of bounds wrong? I think the ball now goes to the 35 not 40.
(I think it's 30 yards from the kickoff spot.)
