Determining the Enforcement Spot and the Basic Spot
ARTICLE 2.
d. The following are basic spots for the various categories of plays:
1. Running plays.
(a) Previous spot, when the related run ends behind the neutral zone.
(b) End of the related run, when the related run ends beyond the neutral zone.
(c) End of the related run, on running plays that have no neutral zone.
2. Running plays when the run ends in the end zone after change of team possession (not on a try).
(a) Succeeding spot, when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the end zone and the result of the play is a touchback.
(b) Goal line, when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the field of play and the related run ends in the end zone. (Exception:Rule 8-5-1 Exceptions.)
(c) Goal line, when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the end zone, the related run ends in the end zone, and the result of the play is not a touchback.
3. Pass plays.
Previous spot, on legal forward pass plays.
4. Kick plays.
(a) Previous spot, on legal kick plays unless the foul is governed by post-scrimmage kick rules.
(b) Post-scrimmage kick spot, if the foul is governed by post-scrimmage kick rules.
