I'm not confused here, the endzone is inside the lines ergo you must cross the line completely to enter into it.
That's breaking the imaginary plane formed by the goal line.
By the examples given by some here if a center moves the ball foreward at the goal line he scores a touchdown.
We all know that is not so.
No any part of the ball has to cross the line the interior of the line. If the center moved the ball over the line that would be a false start or illegal snap.
Did you miss post 207? I link to the NFL rulebook. You are very confused.
By the examples given by some here if a center moves the ball foreward at the goal line he scores a touchdown. We all know that is not so.
That is not so because the center is not in legal possession of the ball. He must snap it backwards in order to begin play.
He can not advance the ball on his own.
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Yes, you are confused. The entire line is part of the end zone -- by rule. It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think, it matters what the rule book says.
You're thinking of soccer or hockey, where the entire ball/puck must cross the goal line. That's not true in (American) football.
Ummmmm. The end zone is crossed when any part of the ball crosses the forward part of the goal line. That is and always has been the rule. Furthermore, the goal line extends beyond the edges of the field and if you cross it, before coming down out of bounds, and have any part of your body in bounds across the goal line, it is a touchdown. That very thing happened in a Monday Night game with the Falcons and Michael Vick. The ball was in his left hand 3 feet out of bounds and he took off in bounds and scooted his right hand over the top of the pylon and was correctly ruled a TD.