American Football Rules Approved Ruling 4-1-3:IX and X
IX. 4th and 10 on Team B’s 40-yard line. Team A’s punt is blocked and does not cross the neutral zone. A84 recovers the ball behind the neutral zone at Team A’s 45-yard line, but does not advance. Team B players start leaving the field. RULING: The ball is dead when it is clear that A84 is not going to advance it. Team B’s ball 1st and 10 at Team A’s 45-yard line
(Rules 4-1-3-s and 5-1-1-c). [Cited by 4-1-3-a]
X. A2’s place kick is driven low and strikes the crossbar. The ball bounces off the crossbar directly onto the helmet of B80 who is standing in the end zone. The ball ricochets off B80’s
helmet over the crossbar and between the posts. RULING: No score. The ball is dead when it hits the crossbar. By interpretation, if it continues on through the uprights after striking the crossbar, it is good, but the attempt in this play is no good because it touches something else before going through the goal. [Cited by 4-1-3-a]