fumble
Sign in to savethumb|Houston Texans|Houston Texan running back [[Arian Foster fumbles the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during a 2010 NFL regular season game.]] thumb|The rate of fumbles by running backs in the NFL has decreased steadily since the AFL–NFL merger.
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17 sectionsContents
- Rules
- Play during fumbles
- Proper fumble recovery
- Intentional fumbling
- Use in place of opening coin toss
- Famous fumbles
- College football
- NFL
- Professional Canadian football
- In statistics
- Records
- NFL
- Teams
- Players
- Games
- See also
- References
thumb|Houston Texans|Houston Texan running back [[Arian Foster fumbles the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during a 2010 NFL regular season game.]] thumb|The rate of fumbles by running backs in the NFL has decreased steadily since the AFL–NFL merger.
A fumble in gridiron football occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed (tackled), scoring, or going out of bounds. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking, punting, or successful handing that results in loss of ball possession by a player. Unlike other events which cause the ball to become loose, such as an incomplete pass, a fumbled ball is considered a live ball, and may be recovered and advanced by any member of either team.