Officials check the play clock and the snap in sequence. That observation process is not a written extra second for the offense.

When ordinary penalty yardage exceeds half the remaining distance to the offender’s goal, officials reduce the distance, not every consequence.

A bean bag saves an important spot while officials follow the play. It is not a penalty flag or an automatic turnover signal.

Seattle visits Tennessee on Sunday night in a nationally televised preseason game. Here is how to watch, the key Cam Ward test and the five matchups that matter.

Reduced receiver splits create different route space and blocking angles. Condensed describes width, not personnel or a guaranteed run.

An illegal crackback depends on alignment, path, location and prohibited contact. High contact can qualify too; it is not only a low block rule.

Read the pass set, delayed exchange and second level reaction that turn a draw’s passing look into a running lane.

Twelve personnel is one running back, two tight ends and two wide receivers. It names the players, not where they must line up.

Harrison Butker made a 69 yard field goal in the Chiefs' preseason game, but it does not replace Cam Little's official 68 yard NFL record.

Coaches shield visible play calls from cameras and opponents. The headset sends audio; a hand or play sheet conceals the words being spoken.