Kickoffs

In American football — especially at the college and professional levels — the player executing the kickoff often kicks the ball into the opponent’s end zone. If the returner catches it, he can either attempt to run the ball out of the end zone or kneel down and give himself up. If he kneels, it is a touchback, and his team gets the ball at their 20 yard line. He can also let the ball go through the end zone. Once the ball goes out of bounds in the end zone, it is a touchback.

Punt Coverage

In the NFL, a punted ball does not have to enter the end zone for a touchback to occur, though this is often the case. A player on the punting team who attempts to down the ball before it crosses the plane of the goal line must keep both feet outside the goal line. A member of the punting team who touches the ball with a foot on or inside the goal line, even though the ball may not have entered the end zone, causes a touchback. A ball that is touched by a punt-coverage player that then rolls or bounces into the end zone is also a touchback.

Turnovers

Touchbacks can occur from fumbles and interceptions. If the offense fumbles into the opponent’s end zone, a defensive recovery in the end zone results in a touchback. It is also a touchback if the offense fumbles and the ball goes out of bounds in the opponent’s end zone. Additionally, if a defensive player intercepts the ball in the end zone and is tackled inside the goal line (or kneels and gives himself up) it is a touchback, and the offense will take over from the 20 yard line.

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