IF THE OFFENSE LOSES POSSESSION, THEN THE DEFENSE THAT GAINED POSSESSION SUBSEQUENTLY LOSES POSSESSION BACK TO THE OFFENSE AND THE OFFENSE SCORES, WHO SHOULD GET THE FANTASY POINTS?
This is born out of the infamous Keenan McCardell Monday Night Football fumble recovery touchdown. We have a full discussion of that play at here, but here are the general principles. An offensive team is an offensive team and a defensive team is a defensive team. A change in possession does not change that or by definition, we could never have defensive touchdowns. As soon as the defensive team came into possession of the ball, they would become the offensive team. To think that designation changes at the time of a change of possession simply defies logic the way we play the game. Even if the change of possession changed offensive and defensive teams this still would be an offensive TD. The team that started the play on offense had the ball intercepted. At the time of the interception, they went on defense. The player that intercepted the ball subsequently fumbled it and the team that started the play on offense recovered the fumble. With this second turnover, the team that started th
Related Questions
- IF THE OFFENSE LOSES POSSESSION, THEN THE DEFENSE THAT GAINED POSSESSION SUBSEQUENTLY LOSES POSSESSION BACK TO THE OFFENSE AND THE OFFENSE SCORES, WHO SHOULD GET THE FANTASY POINTS?
- IF A PLAYER THAT USUALLY PLAYS ON DEFENSE SCORES AS AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER, SHOULD THE POINTS ALSO COUNT FOR THE TEAM DEFENSE?
- If the target of a feint loses the Quick Contest, is he considered to have used an active defense against it?
