Question

From the line of scrimmage, the quarterback gets the ball and backs up 5 yards so he can see the rest of the field. Unfortunately, he has nowhere to go with the ball and falls back an additional 6 yards before being tackled. Which of the following numbers represents the yardage for that play?-1-11-5-6

Answer 1

We know that

• The quarterback backs yo 5 yards (negative number).

,

• He falls back another 6 yards more (negative number).

To know the total number of yards the quarterback felt back, we just need to sum these negative numbers.

$-5-6=-11$

Therefore, the right answer is -11 yards.