The NFL needs to simplify those stupid rules.
Make it simple : if a player loses the ball, and nobody recovers it until it goes out of bounds, it stays in possession of the team that lost it. If the ball goes into the end zone, and the team on offense recovers it : touchdown. If the ball goes into the end zone, and the defense recovers it : touchback. If the ball goes into and OUT of the end zone, the ball should be placed at the spot of the fumble on the offense. Simple.
I remember the rationale of this rule, because some team (the Raiders?) were abusing the previous rule where they would fumble the ball forward on purpose. Given the extreme risk in fumbling, I don't think this would really be a risk in the modern NFL, but you could have an amendment where an unforced fumble results in a penalty (eg; nobody touches the guy, he just loses the ball like a numpty).
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