STATISTICAL SCORING RULES
SECTION 15 — GOAL AREA
Distance into the Goal Area is measured only in the following circumstances:
- Team A kicks the ball into the Goal Area, where it is recovered by Team B receiver 10 yards deep. The 10 yards is included in the total length of the punt or kickoff measured from the line of scrimmage or the line of kickoff.
- In the above example, Team B receiver runs the ball out of the End Zone to the Team B five-yard line and is credited with a kick return of 15 yards.
- In the same example, Team B receiver immediately concedes a single point. He shall not be charged with a return.
- In the same example, Team B receiver runs around in the End Zone and eventually concedes a single point. That receiver shall be charged with a return and the yards gained or lost since gaining possession of the ball.
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