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1) 2nd down on the Bears 40 yard line, Mike Glennon lines up in shotgun and fumbles the snap. Scrambling for it, he picks it up 13 yards behind the line of scrimmage and the play is busted. Victor Cruz notices Glennon is in trouble and runs back towards his area, and Glennon throws a backward pass to Cruz from the 27 yard line to the Bears 25 yard line. Kevin White sees Cruz heading back and attempts to block, but ends up holding Jason Verrett at the 26 yard line. Cruz catches the ball and runs it in for a touchdown! However, the refs call holding on White, and the Chargers accept the penalty. Where is the ball placed for 3rd down?
2) 1st down on the Seahawks 25 yard line. Markus Wheaton attempts to throw off the defender by lining up in a three point stance. After Richard Sherman laughs at him, Wheaton realizes this is a stupid strategy and moves into a standard two point stance. Immediately after this occurs, the ball is snapped, and Glennon throws a pass towards Wheaton at the 10 yard line, but Sherman grabs his jersey and prevents him from reaching the ball and it falls incomplete. If the refs follow the rulebook, what is the down and location of the ball following this play?
3) 1st down, ball is on the Buccaneers 22 yard line after the Bears just completed a 40 yard pass. Everyone is running up to the line and sets in a legal formation before the ball is snapped with 20 seconds left in the game. All players are expecting a spike to stop the clock, however, White and Glennon have talked about this before hand and will attempt to complete a pass. Glennon takes the snap and fakes the spike, while White is running downfield double-covered while the rest of the Bucs stand where they are. Glennon, fearful of the wrath of Fox, then spikes the ball with 16 seconds remaining. What is the down and location of the ball following this play?
4) Out of desperation, the Bears have been toying around with using Markus Wheaton as a wide receiver/quarterback combination weapon. Giants have just punted to the Bears, and they take over at their own 31 yard line. Wheaton goes in to run the offense as a QB and Loggains is relaying the play call through Wheaton's helmet. As they are approaching the huddle, but before the huddle commences, White gets a leg cramp and comes off the field. The Bears send Glennon in and Loggains relays a different call to him, moving Wheaton back to WR. The ball is snapped to Glennon, and a pass is completed to Wheaton to the 50 yard line, after taking a bump from Rodgers-Cromartie at the 33. If the refs enforce the rules correctly, what should be the down, distance, and yard line for the next snap?
5) The Bears are playing at Miami and have a 1PM Eastern start time. On the way to the stadium from their hotel, a series of improvised explosive devices detonate around the area. SWAT teams are called in and roads are blocked. President Trump convinces the media not to disclose these events and also convinces social media networks to temporarily shut down without mention of this incident. The Bears are stuck on the team buses and cannot get to the stadium until 1:35PM Eastern start time. The officials of the game know nothing about the events that have occurred, knowing only that the Bears have arrived late for the game. What, if any, penalty is assessed to the Bears, assuming that forfeiture has not yet been called?
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