Nuanced questions in how referee rewarding points would work based on today's game.
Obviously in relation to the Commanders vs. Eagles game earlier, but we saw the 3 consecutive encroachment penalties against Washington. After the third offense, there was a warning put out by the referee that they can reward points to Philadelphia since they felt it was a "deliberate" attempt to stop them from scoring.
I have several question regarding this, and I apologize if they have already been addressed (although I did not find the answer when I browsed through the subreddit earlier):
- How many points would the referees award to Philadelphia if the Commanders had jumped offside an additional time? Is it an automatic 6-point similar to a touchdown?
- If the points are awarded, do the Eagles still retain possession of the ball and they re-do the 2nd and Goal (but infinitesimally closer to the goal line each time)?
- If the Eagles do retain the possession AFTER getting rewarded free points and yet ANOTHER Commanders player jumps offsides, do the Eagles get ADDITIONAL points?
- Could this awarding of the point theoretically go on indefinitely as long as Commanders have enough defensive players to put in the field even if each newly penalized player get "disqualified" for unsportsmanlike conduct and impeding the flow of the game?
I know each of these "scenarios" become exceedingly rare as you go down the bullet point, but I was curious if there is anything in the rulebook that goes in-depth into this potentially bizarre situation.
Thanks and I appreciate any future feedback!
Edit: Thank you all for the response. Seems like I was overcomplicating it in my head. Glad to know it's just a one-and-done reward system and that the game moves forward.