Questions tagged [cfl]
Questions about the Canadian Football League (CFL)
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What are the main differences between regulations of the NFL and the CFL?
What are the main differences between regulations of the NFL and the CFL?
I live in Canada and follow the NFL, but also watch CFL games once in a while. I know a few differences; for example in the ...
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In American football, where do the officials mark the tackle?
I watch both NFL and CFL, so I might be confusing what each league does, but here is what I think I have noticed:
sometimes a player gets the ball after the snap, they are blocked, and they are ...
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Does a spike count as an incompletion
I'm trying to determine whether or not a spike counts as an incomplete pass. From what I can tell, it's not really counted as an incomplete pass, at least in the NFL. Although in the NCAA, it's ...
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Can a 5-yard penalty be conceded by the defence when the offence is less than 5 yard from the goal line in American football?
Scenario: Line of scrimmage is at the defensive team's 12 yard line and the defensive team concedes a 15-yard pre-snap penalty.
Normally the offensive team would move up 15 yards, but what happens ...
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Does a penalty yardage greater than the "yards to go" always lead to 1st down in American football?
Scenario: The offensive team has 2nd & 4 at the defensive team's 20 yard line and the defensive team concedes a 5-yard pre-snap penalty.
The offensive team moves five yards up the field, but what ...