Another football geniuses question...

[Original48]

If a sack counts against a quarterbacks rushing yards, why doesn't interception return yards count against his passing yards?

 

[mcdawg22]

Because the ball is no longer possessed by the offense

If a screen play is dropped for negative yardage it counts against the QB's yardage.

 

[FlotownDawg]

In the NFL a sack counts against a team's passing yardage since it is a passing play. However it does not count against the quarterback's individual passing yardage. If Drew Brees throws for 290 but gets sacked three times for -30 yards, Brees gets credited for 290 passing yards but the team passing yardage is 260. I like this method better instead of counting quarterback rushing yards on plays he was trying to pass the ball.

 

[mcdawg22]

I am just the opposite. How do you know it's a pass? What if it was a QB draw that got blown up quickly? What about flea flickers or option passes. If the QB scrambles for yardage is it tacked on as passing yards? The only thing that should count as passing yards are forward passes.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

it is an educated guess. it is their game and their records, looks silly ti call them rushes too.r