NFL Playing Rules
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The NFL Playing Rules are the official regulations that govern how professional American football games are conducted in the National Football League, covering gameplay, scoring, player conduct, and officiating procedures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NFL Rulebook | 2 |
| NFL Playing Rules canonical | 1 |
Statements (97)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football rules
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sports rulebook ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
NFL postseason games
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NFL preseason games ⓘ NFL regular season games ⓘ |
| approvedBy | NFL owners ⓘ |
| defines |
change of possession
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dead ball situations ⓘ live ball situations ⓘ official scoring values for touchdowns, field goals, safeties, and extra points ⓘ roughing penalties ⓘ taunting penalties ⓘ the dimensions of an NFL field ⓘ the game clock ⓘ the length of quarters in NFL games ⓘ the play clock ⓘ unsportsmanlike conduct ⓘ what constitutes a catch ⓘ what constitutes a completed pass ⓘ what constitutes a fair catch ⓘ what constitutes a fumble ⓘ what constitutes a safety ⓘ what constitutes a touchback ⓘ what constitutes a touchdown ⓘ what constitutes an interception ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
NFL officiating crews
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surface form:
NFL game officials
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| governedBy | National Football League ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
PDF document
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online publication ⓘ printed rulebook ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Rule 1 The Field
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Rule 10 Enforcement of Penalties ⓘ Rule 11 Scoring ⓘ Rule 12 Player Conduct ⓘ Rule 13 Non-Player Conduct ⓘ Rule 14 Coaches’ Challenges and Instant Replay ⓘ Rule 15 Officials ⓘ Rule 16 Overtime ⓘ Rule 2 The Ball ⓘ Rule 3 Periods, Time Factors, and Substitutions ⓘ Rule 4 Game Timing ⓘ Rule 5 Players, Substitutes, Equipment, General Rules ⓘ Rule 6 Kicks ⓘ Rule 7 Snaps ⓘ Rule 8 Forward Pass, Backward Pass, Fumble ⓘ Rule 9 Scrimmage Kick ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating
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surface form:
NFL Officiating Department
|
| jurisdiction | professional American football in the NFL ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| modifiedBy | NFL Competition Committee ⓘ |
| publishedBy | National Football League ⓘ |
| regulates |
ball specifications
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chop blocks ⓘ coach’s challenges ⓘ coin toss procedures ⓘ delay of game ⓘ eligible receivers ⓘ equipment standards ⓘ extra point kicks ⓘ fair catches ⓘ false starts ⓘ field goal attempts ⓘ field markings ⓘ forward passes ⓘ fumbles ⓘ game timing ⓘ goalpost dimensions ⓘ hash mark placement ⓘ holding ⓘ illegal contact ⓘ illegal formation ⓘ illegal motion ⓘ illegal shift ⓘ injury timeouts ⓘ instant replay reviews ⓘ kickoffs ⓘ offsides ⓘ onside kicks ⓘ out-of-bounds plays ⓘ overtime procedures ⓘ pass interference ⓘ player formations ⓘ player substitutions ⓘ punts ⓘ roughing the kicker ⓘ roughing the passer ⓘ safeties ⓘ scoring ⓘ scoring reviews ⓘ targeting and defenseless players ⓘ timeouts ⓘ touchbacks ⓘ two-point conversions ⓘ unnecessary roughness ⓘ |
| updated | annually in the offseason ⓘ |
| usedIn |
NFL international games
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Super Bowl ⓘ
surface form:
Super Bowl games
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
NFL Rulebook
this entity surface form:
NFL Rulebook