Originally Posted by
Gary
Forgive my laziness for not looking this up in the rule book, but can someone please explain to me the current game clock rules? Historically, the rules seemed simple. If the ball goes out of bounds during a live play, the play clock stops. If the ball is in bounds, and there are no injuries, etc, then the clock keeps running.
Now I see a lot of inconsistencies where runners/receivers go out of bounds and the clock is still ticking. Conversely, I've seen plays where the player is down and the clock stops. For example, during this last game against the Pats, with 10 seconds left before the half, the Pats player (can't recall who it was) was stopped inches from the goal-line and the game clock was stopped. Why? Was that a mandatory review within 2 mins? Do refs need time to reset the ball and resume the clock? It's been driving me crazy for a few seasons now. :229031_confused2: