OK, for all you "I ain't never measurin' " folks out there, please respond.
Both teams have exhausted their times-out. Following a touchback on a kickoff, at the ready-for-play signal:
1/10, A-25, 1:20 (4), snap (40 and running), A=7, B=10. A11 gains 3 yards, and is down inbounds.
2/7, A-28, clock running (40 and running). A11 gains 3 yards, and is down, inbounds.
3/4, A-31, clock running (40 and running). A11 gains 3 yards and is down inbounds.
4/1, A-34, clock running (40 and running). A11 advances approximately 1 yard, is tackled, and falls to the ground with the ball in his right arm (his right arm being the first part of his body, other than his feet, to touch the ground), and the forward point of the ball is approximately 6 inches beyond the entire width of the A-35 yard line, clearly visible to all participants in the game. The Head Line Judge marks forward progress to A-35 plus approximately 6 inches, while the Line Judge signals for the clock to stop (0:38), for the first down for A.
1/10, A-35+6", ready (40 and running). A11 throws an incomplete forward pass.
2/10, A-35+6", snap (40 and running). A11 throws an incomplete forward pass.
3/10, A35+6", snap (40 and running). A11 throws an incomplete forward pass.
4/10, A-35+6", snap (40 and running). A11 advances approximately 10 yards, is tackled, near the pressbox sideline and falls to the ground inbounds with the ball in his left arm (his left arm being the first part of his body, other than his feet, to touch the ground), and the forward point of the ball is approximately 6 inches beyond the A-45, clearly visible to all participants in the game. The Line Judge marks forward progress to the A-45 plus approximately 6 inches, and signals for the clock to stop (0:08) for a first down for one team or the other.
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