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2020 NFL Reference Materials
Welcome to the 2020 NFL season... perhaps the most improbable and most uncertain of the 101 seasons so far. Here are some NFL reference materials that will answer almost all questions and settle most arguments.
(Bear with us while we figure out Google's moronic new formatting)
Week 1: Green Bay at Minnesota
Well, we had our doubts over the past several months about whether or not the NFL would be able to play during the coronavirus pandemic, but it looks as if we will have at least the first games of the season this weekend (Houston and Kansas City kicked things off tonight). Here’s to the league being able to make an entire season happen.
The areas marked in GREEN above will see the Packers vs. Vikings at Noon (CT) on FOX. The rest of the Week 1 games are also shown above and below.
Thursday, September 03, 2020
NFL to Provide Pre-Recorded Crowd Noise
More on “crowd noise” in stadiums for the 2020 season:
While the majority of NFL games will kick off next week in stadiums without fans, the league is doing its best to mimic the sound of a venue filled with spectators.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Thursday that it will provide a loop of pre-recorded crowd noise specific to each team's stadium that must be played over the PA system in empty stadiums -- and partially filled stadiums, at least to start the season -- at 70 decibels starting at kickoff. NFL ops will monitor the audio throughout the game to make sure that the crowd noise does not go above or below the required decibel level.
Any person or club caught attempting to manipulate the league-curated audio will be subject to fines, suspensions or potential lost draft picks, Pelissero added.While the majority of NFL games will kick off next week in stadiums without fans, the league is doing its best to mimic the sound of a venue filled with spectators.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Thursday that it will provide a loop of pre-recorded crowd noise specific to each team's stadium that must be played over the PA system in empty stadiums -- and partially filled stadiums, at least to start the season -- at 70 decibels starting at kickoff. NFL ops will monitor the audio throughout the game to make sure that the crowd noise does not go above or below the required decibel level.
Any person or club caught attempting to manipulate the league-curated audio will be subject to fines, suspensions or potential lost draft picks, Pelissero added.
— NFL Football Operations
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While the majority of NFL games will kick off next week in stadiums without fans, the league is doing its best to mimic the sound of a venue filled with spectators.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Thursday that it will provide a loop of pre-recorded crowd noise specific to each team's stadium that must be played over the PA system in empty stadiums -- and partially filled stadiums, at least to start the season -- at 70 decibels starting at kickoff. NFL ops will monitor the audio throughout the game to make sure that the crowd noise does not go above or below the required decibel level.
Any person or club caught attempting to manipulate the league-curated audio will be subject to fines, suspensions or potential lost draft picks, Pelissero added.While the majority of NFL games will kick off next week in stadiums without fans, the league is doing its best to mimic the sound of a venue filled with spectators.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Thursday that it will provide a loop of pre-recorded crowd noise specific to each team's stadium that must be played over the PA system in empty stadiums -- and partially filled stadiums, at least to start the season -- at 70 decibels starting at kickoff. NFL ops will monitor the audio throughout the game to make sure that the crowd noise does not go above or below the required decibel level.
Any person or club caught attempting to manipulate the league-curated audio will be subject to fines, suspensions or potential lost draft picks, Pelissero added.
— NFL Football Operations
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Tuesday, September 01, 2020
2020 NFL Rulebook and Rules Changes
Since the 2020 season will soon be upon us, it is time to post the Official NFL Rulebook, as well as provide a listing of the new rules changes.
To download a PDF of the entire 2020 Official Playing Rules of the NFL, click here.
2020 NFL RULES CHANGES
DEFENSELESS PLAYERS ON PUNTS AND KICKOFFS
The Competition Committee voted to expand the rule that protects a player in a defenseless position to include a kickoff or punt returner who is attempting to field a kick in the air, but who has not had time to clearly become a runner. If the player can avoid or ward off impending contact, he is no longer defenseless.
GAME CLOCK START AFTER FOUL IN FOURTH QUARTER
Beginning in the 2020 season, if the offense commits a foul after the ball is made ready for play and causes the clock to stop before a snap during the fourth quarter or overtime, the game clock will start on the snap. Previously, if the clock was stopped for a foul before the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter, the clock would start on the referee’s signal.
REPLAY INITIATED BY REPLAY OFFICIAL
The Committee has made permanent that reviews of the following types of plays can only be initiated by the replay official, even if a foul on the play negates the ruling:
• All try attempts
• All scoring plays
• All plays with an interception
• All plays with a fumble or backward pass either recovered by an opponent or that goes out of bounds through the end zone.
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