Fumble Rule Question I wondered about

[RedMyMind]

I know there is an NFL rule about fumbling the ball forward when the clock is under 2:00 or it is 4th down. Only the ball carrier that fumbled can recover or advance.

So what if a team is low on timeouts (or completely out) and wants to stop the clock; what prevents him from laterally tossing the ball out of bounds?

Is there any rule in the book that says a player cannot intentionally lose a ball out of bounds to stop the clock? Or would the clock continue to run?

How about making it look like you fumbled it forward while reaching out?

 

[21Husker1984]

Probably would result in a technical foul or they would lose 2 goals.

 

[RedMyMind]

Probably would result in a technical foul or they would lose 2 goals.

I'm guessing 'targeting"