1. This is a flag football game. No tackling is permitted.
Live blocking, pass rushing, and any other football contact...other than tackling...is permitted.
2. Game shall be played on a full size 100 yard football
field.
3. Teams have 4 downs to make a first down, which is a
true 10 yard measurement from the spot of the previous first down.
4. Play consists of live punting, live kickoffs (which must
be kicked off of a tee), live points after touchdowns, and live field goals (although this has yet to be attempted in Boston Turkey Bowl history).
5. Quarterbacks are allowed to rush at any time on any
down.
6. The defense may blitz as many men as they would like
at any time on any down.
7. All typical rules of a football game are enforced, such
as holding, pass interference, etc.
8. Like college football, once the ball carriers knee
touches the ground, the player will be considered tackled and the play will be over.
9. Games shall be played in two halves, with each half
being 60 minutes long and a half time of 15 minutes in length.
10. In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, there
shall be overtime periods of 30 minutes in length, with the winner being the first team to score.
11. Points are awarded for each type of score as indicated
below:
• Touchdown.......................6 points
• Point After Touchdown.....1 points
• Two-Point Conversion......2 points
• Field Goal.........................3 points
• Safety...............................2 points
12. Offensive and Defensive teams shall consist of nine
(9) players each.
• The defense may position their nine (9) players
as they see fit.
• The offence must have four (4) players on the
offensive line at the start of the play. These players shall be a center and two guards, who are not eligible receivers and must stay in to block, and one tight end, who is an eligible receiver. Also, at the start of the play each guard must be covered by at least one eligible receiver. See the diagram below.
1. Steven Gribbin and Illya Jordanoff
may not be on the same team. We're not sure why this rule exists but teammates they have never been nor will they ever be.
2. Schedule your Thanksgiving
travel for Thanksgiving!!! If you haven’t figured it out already...and by the Commissioner getting the same lame excuse from some of you Turkeys it looks as though you haven’t...there is a reason why we schedule the Turkey Bowl the weekend before Thanksgiving. Hint...so it doesn’t conflict with your holiday, holiday weekend, or your holiday travel !!!
3. No girlfriends allowed!!! This is a
day to be manly and not to worry about how in touch you are with your sensitive side. Somehow this rule is totally ignored by most Turkey Bowlers. Get a pair and tell your significant other you need some my-time and let's play ball !!!
4. The weather has no bearing
whatsoever on the Turkey Bowl. This is very simple...the Turkey Bowl is being played in November in New England so chances are the weather is going to be at best piss poor!!! So expect it to be cold, expect it to be windy, and even expect it to be rainy. Either way the game is on. So buck up and make it down to the field…its football not band practice for God’s sake!!!
5. The Wonger must wear any and
all protective football equipment ever invented. Whether it's playing in the game, warming up, standing on the sidelines...or hell, even just drinking in the bar...you can count on the Wonger to sustain a serious to life threatening injury before the end of the Turkey Bowl day. If we could place him in one of those clear bubble things we would, although there would probably be a good chance someone would try to kick him through the uprights.