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Old 10-08-2007, 10:51 AM
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Default Re: Rules question from Pack/Bears game re: replay challenge

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Can the ground cause a fumble if a defensive player does not touch the runner? --Mike, Madison, Wis.

The ground cannot cause a fumble if a runner in possession goes to the ground untouched by a defender. In the Atlanta-St. Louis playoff game, Michael Vick fell without being touched, and upon hitting the ground, fumbled the ball. A defender recovered it and the play was perfectly legal. Vick was not down by contact.


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