How does the substitution rule apply to special teams (e.g., kick-off, extra point tries, punting)?
A.22. After a score, a team may substitute freely up to and including when play resumes at the line of scrimmage following the kick-off. For example, either team scores, both teams may substitute freely for the PAT, the kickoff, and to begin the scrimmage. With the beginning of the scrimmage play, the substitution rule is reinstituted and four legal plays must pass before any substitutions (unless the ball is turned over). The same would apply following a field goal, i.e., free substitution for the kickoff and to start scrimmage. The exception to this would be when there is no kickoff because the score differential is 25 or more. When the ball is moved to the 50 to start scrimmage play, you should be using a different 11 players than were on the field at the time of the score.
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