Ineligibles are restricted from going past Team A's line of scrimmage until a legal forward pass that goes beyond the neutral zone is in the air in all cases.
When the numbering exception is in effect and a forward pass is thrown from a scrimmage-kick formation, it is an illegal forward pass.
Which statement is true for the case play below? Q-14
Ball carrier A6 advances across the neutral zone and then throws a backward pass to teammate A4 who is behind the neutral zone. A4 is also behind his scrimmage line. He throws a forward pass to eligible teammate A9 who is standing in Team B's end zone for an apparent touchdown.
After the kickoff to start the game is untouched and declared dead in the receiving team's end zone, the ball will be put in play by a snap from the receiving team's 25 yard line.
The momentum exception does not apply to a free kick.
