SECTION 2. Backward Pass and Fumble
At Rest
ARTICLE 5.
b. Fumble. When a fumble comes to rest inbounds and no player attempts to secure it:
1. In advance of the spot of the fumble, the ball belongs to the fumbling team at the spot of the fumble.
2. Behind the spot of the fumble, the ball belongs to the fumbling team at the dead ball spot.
