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A similar situation can be had by also achieving a first down inside the two-minute warning. With two minutes to go (120 seconds), the offense can take three "knees", one each on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down (using all 40 seconds from the play clock on each), and allow the game clock to expire before having to run a play for fourth down. If the trailing team has no timeouts remaining and the leading team is in possession of the ball with a first down at the two-minute warning, they can effectively run out the clock and win the game without running another positive play. In the NFL, this is particularly noteworthy due to the existence of the two-minute warning. A team running out the clock will allow the play clock (which records the time remaining until a play must be run) to drain as much as possible before running its next play.
#When does the clock stop in football professional
In both professional and, in college football (since the 2008-09 season), the offense has 40 seconds from the end of the previous play to run the next play. Relatively safe, short, West Coast offense-type passes can be, and sometimes are, included in attempts to run out the clock, especially if more yardage is needed to earn a first down and maintain possession. Running plays also carry a much lower chance of turning the ball over and of a turnover resulting in a score or significant gain for the defense. This leads to teams running plays in the middle of the field in order to minimize the chance that the ball will travel out of bounds. If the ball passes out of bounds, the clock will also stop. Passing plays always carry the risk of interception, and spread the offense widely across the field, which makes tackling after an interception much harder compared to a fumble. Passing plays are not typically used by a team running out the clock, as an incomplete pass will cause the game clock to stop. A team will often accept a loss of yardage in order to drain more time from the game clock, as time elapsed is considered more valuable than yardage to a team with the lead.
#When does the clock stop in football series
Typically, the leading team will execute a series of simple rushing plays (the clock does not stop moving at the conclusion of a rushing play unless the rusher steps out of bounds) or one or more quarterback kneels. A team in possession of the lead and the ball will attempt to use up as much of the game clock as possible in order to bring the game to an end more quickly, thus denying the opposition another chance on offense. The game clock stops if a player in possession of the ball steps out of the field of play in the last 2 minutes of the first half or the last 5 minutes of the second half. In both college football and professional football, the game clock stops when an incomplete pass is thrown. In American football, a 15-minute game clock is used in each quarter of a game.