Drue Chrisman, take a bow!

[RiverRat13]

(11-21-2022, 03:52 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Makes no sense though; the scenario CJD brought up then, would be MUCH more frequent.

It makes sense when you look at the definition of a safety:

"SECTION 29 SAFETY It is a Safety if the spot of enforcement for a foul by the offense is behind its own goal line, or if the ball is dead in possession of a team on or behind its own goal line when the impetus (3-17) comes from the team defending that goal line."

The ball is live when touched by the receiving team but no possession has been established by the receiver.  It's not a fumble ("The use of the term Fumble always means that the ball was in possession of a player when the act occurred (8-7-3)").  A live ball recovered in your own endzone becomes a touchback.  A live ball recovered by the opponent in your endzone is a touchdown for the opponent.

https://operations.nfl.com/media/5kvgzyss/2022-nfl-rulebook-final.pdf