NFL Season 2010 - Page 117

On November 15 2010 08:27 kxr1der wrote:
Ok so I'm just curious because as far as I know this has never happened but what happens if an NFL game has to be stopped mid game? I know the power is back now but what would they do if they had to stop it? Do they pick up where it left off? Do they just play a new game? I know baseball has that official game point but I don't think football has this. I can just imagine how pissed the cowboys would have been up 26-6 and they had to start over lol.

Edit: for the record i mean stopped to a point where they have to continue another day. Not just postponed for an hour or something.

# All games that are suspended temporarily and resumed on the same day, and all suspended games that are postponed to a later date, will be resumed at the point of suspension. On suspension, the referee will call timeout and make a record of the following: team possessing the ball, direction in which its offense was headed, position of the ball on the field, down, distance, period, time remaining in the period, and any other pertinent information required for an orderly and equitable resumption of play.
# For regular-season postponements, the Commissioner will make every effort to set the game for no later than two days after its originally scheduled date and at the same site. If unable to schedule at the same site, he will select an appropriate alternative site. If it is impossible to schedule the game within two days after its original date, the Commissioner will attempt to schedule it on the Tuesday of the next calendar week. The Commissioner will keep in mind the potential for competitive inequities if one or both of the involved clubs has already been scheduled for a game close to the Tuesday of that week (for example, a Thursday game).
# For postseason postponements, the Commissioner will make every effort to set the game as soon as possible after its originally scheduled date and at the same site. If unable to schedule at the same site, he will select an appropriate alternative site.
# Whenever postponement is attributable to negligence by a club, the negligent club is responsible for all home club costs and expenses, including, subject to approval by the Commissioner, gate receipts and television-contract income. [See Section 19.11 (C) of the NFL Constitution and Bylaws.]
# Each home club is strictly responsible for having the playing surface of its stadium well maintained and suitable for NFL play.

On November 15 2010 08:33 BroOd wrote:

From the NFL rule book: