09-13-2016, 03:02 AM
(09-13-2016, 12:55 AM)EatonFan Wrote: This is incorrect. It is the last 5 minutes of a half. Outside of the last 5 minutes the clock starts at the spotting of the ball.
http://operations.nfl.com/media/2224/2016-nfl-rulebook.pdf
See page 12.
I couldn't find anything on page 12, but I did find the rule on page 20. Look at the top of page 20 and it clearly says the clock only stops from going out of bounds after the 2 min warning of the first half, or at 5 min in the second half. So they change it depending on the half.