Could You Be An NFL Referee?

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Question 1/10

When a receiver catches the ball along the sideline in the NFL, how many feet does he need to keep inbounds?

None - he just needs to catch the ball
One
Two
Three

Question 2/10

Tied with five seconds left in the game, an NFL team gets a first down after a short run up the middle. What do you do with the game clock?

Nothing
Stop the clock and move the chains
Stop the clock then start it again when the ball is placed down
Stop the clock to allow the team to get one more play off

Question 3/10

In overtime, the NFL team that won the toss and elected to receive has managed to kick a field goal to take a three-point lead. What happens next?

Nothing
The scoring team has to kick off to the opponent who has one chance to score a field goal, to keep playing, or score a touchdown to win
The scoring team has to kick off to the opponent who has one chance to drive and score a touchdown
The opponent gets the ball at the 25 yard line and one chance to score

Question 4/10

The hash marks are how far from each sideline?

50 feet, 8 inches
60 feet
70 feet, 9 inches
80 feet

Question 5/10

The home team calls a timeout. Then the visiting team calls a timeout. In pro football, how long is the second timeout?

30 seconds
40 seconds
50 seconds
One minute

Question 6/10

In college football, when a runner with the ball touches any part of his body on the ground besides his hands or feet, he is ruled down. In the NFL…

The runner is down when the flag is pulled from his uniform
A runner can keep going even after any body part touches the ground unless he’s touched by an opposing team member
It’s the same as college football
A player can keep going if only one knee touches the ground

Question 7/10

A long pass to the opposing 15 yard line is broken up by a great play by the defensive back. But wait! He’s called for pass interference. In the NFL, where do you spot the ball?

At the spot of the foul
15 yards from the line of scrimmage
Half the distance to the goal
Half the distance between the spot of the foul and the line of scrimmage

Question 8/10

An NFL team has just scored a touchdown. Now they want to go for two. Careful now, where do you put the ball for the extra point try?

One-yard line
Two-yard line
Three-yard line
Four-yard line

Question 9/10

The extra point kick by an NFL team is blocked and there’s a mad scramble for the ball. You’re the official, what should you do?

Keep playing! The defense can pick up the ball and run the other way for a two-point score
Don’t do anything until a team makes a recovery
Blow the whistle - the play is dead and the extra point is ruled no good
Let the action continue because the offense can score a touchdown if they can get the ball

Question 10/10

With a minute left in the NFL game-of-the-week, a runner might have stepped out of bounds before he went into the end zone. You call a touchdown anyway. Then what do you do?

Pray I got the call correct in front of millions of viewers
I talk to the replay official in the booth above the stadium
I go to the replay booth and get some help with officials standing by in the command center in New York
I watch for the opposing coach to throw a challenge flag before I stop to review the play

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