Question on Timing Rules

[Ron G]

Watching Denver and Cincinnati. Denver throws an incomplete pass and is flagged for illegal receiver downfield. Referee explains the penalty and announces that the penalty is declined. Sets the ball down with the play clock at about 5 seconds and Denver must call a timeout. That means the play clock was running why the explanation was taking place and Denver had no clue what the down and distance was until just before the ref set the ball. It seems that if there were two penalties that the ref had to explain the play clock would have run out while he was taking. Anyone know the rule on the play clock in this situation. The announces were oblivious to it.

 

[cowboycolors]

I thought time stopped on any incomplete pass period

 

[cowboycolors]

(e) If the game clock is stopped after a down in which there was a foul by either team, following enforcement or declination of


a penalty, the game clock will start as if the foul had not occurred, except that the clock will start on the snap if:

(1) the foul occurs after the two-minute warning of the first half;

maybe this ?

 

[Ron G]

(e) If the game clock is stopped after a down in which there was a foul by either team, following enforcement or declination of


a penalty, the game clock will start as if the foul had not occurred, except that the clock will start on the snap if:

(1) the foul occurs after the two-minute warning of the first half;

maybe this ?

But this was not the game clock which was stopped. It was the play clock. Do you know of any other rule.

 

[cowboycolors]

after reading rules on play clock the refs effed up play clock should have been halted during penalty explanation

 

[Ron G]

after reading rules on play clock the refs effed up play clock should have been halted during penalty explanation

Thanks for the clarification, that is what I thought and makes the most sense.