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Total questions: 621
Where can you find the official rules and regulations of pro football?Popularity: 558
Where can you find all the rules of football?
Popularity: 187
Is it mandatory to go for the 1 or 2 extra PAT?
Popularity: 165
Does the NFL have a rule against wearing knee braces?
Popularity: 154
In football how long does the ref get to a review a challenge made by the opposite team?
Popularity: 125
What is the rationale behind disallowing forward laterals?
Popularity: 74
What are the rules for an onside kick?
Popularity: 72
If a field goal is attempted and missed on third down can the team attempt another field goal on fourth down?
Popularity: 71
What are the top ten football rules?
Popularity: 70
Can a quarterback throw the ball to anyone?
Popularity: 61
How many players are NFL teams allowed to have on their roster?
Popularity: 59
How wide is an NFL football field?
Popularity: 55
Is a ball intercepted at one's own one yard line then fumbled out of the back of the end zone a safety or a touchback?
Popularity: 55
What is the distance vertically from one goal post to the other goal post for both college and pro football?
Popularity: 47
Is it true that a player can try a drop-kick for a field goal at any time while the ball is live?
Popularity: 46
Can a quarterback throw the ball after crossing the line of scrimmage?
Popularity: 45
What are the rules concerning the communications between the quarterback and the coach via the wireless headset?
Popularity: 42
If a field goal is kicked and the ball bounces off the upright and back into the field of play is it a live or dead ball?
Popularity: 42
How do they determine who kicks off to start the second half of a game?
Popularity: 41
What year did the NFL require all teams to display the players name on the back of their jerseys?
Popularity: 39
If a team tries for a field goal on 2nd down and misses do they still get the third and fourth downs?
Popularity: 39
What is the current NFL salary cap?
Popularity: 38
How many coach's challenges are allowed per football game?
Popularity: 38
If a field goal is attempted on third down and missed do you still get the fourth down?
Popularity: 38
In overtime in pro football are there two overtimes or does it just end after one as a tie?
Popularity: 37
Is it legal to put 3 'backs' in motion before they set?
Popularity: 36
What is the score of a forfeited NFL game?
Popularity: 35
What is the score of a forfeited football game?
Popularity: 35
How many times can you kick for a field goal in one possession?
Popularity: 35
What are the major rules of football?
Popularity: 34
During a free kick after a safety can the kicking team dropkick or punt the ball ten yards and then recover it?
Popularity: 34
If a field goal attempt is short and caught by the defense is it legal to run for a touchdown?
Popularity: 33
Can you use your two challenges in the same half of a football game?
Popularity: 33
If a football hits an NFL official is it a dead ball?
Popularity: 32
When you are receiving a kickoff do you have to touch the ball in order for it to be a live ball?
Popularity: 32
Since a drop-kick for a field goal can be attempted at any time can a defender who has intercepted a pass also attempt a drop-kick?
Popularity: 31
Are teams permitted to add players to their rosters during the playoffs?
Popularity: 30
How many downs does a team get to get a first down?
Popularity: 29
When an offensive player carrying the ball falls on an opposing team player on ground is the offensive player considered down by contact?
Popularity: 28
If a defensive player intercepts a ball at his own one yard line then fumbles out the back of his endzone is this a safety or a touchback?
Popularity: 28
How are NFL Divisional playoff teams and Wildcard teams determined?
Popularity: 26
What are the dimensions of a football end post?
Popularity: 25
When was the 2 point conversion adopted in the NFL?
Popularity: 23
Is a player considered down if he catches a pass falls gets up and keeps going?
Popularity: 23
How many points are earned in football when the defense returns an extra point for a touchdown?
Popularity: 23
If the ball is fumbled and rolls past the first down marker is it a first down?
Popularity: 20
What is an illegal formation in football?
Popularity: 20
Is it legal to grab the chest pad of the opposite player when blocking in football as long as your face is in their chest and you have control?
Popularity: 20
How many yards are required to obtain a first down in the game of football?
Popularity: 20
What are the official rules of football?
Popularity: 19
What is clipping?
Popularity: 18
Are you considered down where the knee hits or where the ball hits in football?
Popularity: 18
What is the penalty in football for throwing a punch?
Popularity: 18
Who decides what the rules are going to be in football?
Popularity: 18
Kicking team has their player get hit with ball on shoulder. Recieving team gets ball runs down field and fumbles. Kicking team gets ball and runs for a touchdown. Is it a touchdown?
Popularity: 17
When you have a wide split out off end and a wide receiver slot than another end on the same side next to the tackle Is the end next to the tackle an elegible receiver?
Popularity: 17
If player a is running down the sideline and player b standing on the sideline tackles him and he fumbles does the referee advance the ball?
Popularity: 17
If a quarterback is sacked in his end zone does the other team receive possession of the ball and two points?
Popularity: 17
If a football is on the 25 and 2nd down and six teams attempt a field goal wide right who would end up with the ball?
Popularity: 17
What is an encroachment penalty in football?
Popularity: 16
Can an onside kick be advanced if kicking team recovers it?
Popularity: 16
Can the punt team catch the punt if the returner is not catching the ball?
Popularity: 16
How long do NFL coaches have to radio in a play?
Popularity: 15
If a ball is throw and bounces off the upright and back into the field of play is it a live or dead ball?
Popularity: 15
What is the 'tuck rule'?
Popularity: 15
Where do you find a high current high school football rule manual?
Popularity: 14
How do you signal a fair catch in football?
Popularity: 14
How many downs to get a first down?
Popularity: 14
How many players can be on practice squad?
Popularity: 14
What are the rules of high school football?
Popularity: 14
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