If the referee feels that a time out would negatively affect the flow of the game because of a long run back, etc., he has the right to wave off the commercial. The NFL games average three hours and five minutes, with twenty commercials, while the collegiate games average three hours and twenty minutes, with twelve to fifteen commercials. A pass is ruled intercepted on the field, and a penalty occurs during the return. Calif. Dan, When a penalty occurs during a down, it is always enforced or declined at the option of the team that was fouled. When a Play is challenged through the replay system, the enforcement spot of the penalty may change, but it is enforced, nevertheless.
Replay can never negate a foul on the field.
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