
Furthermore, a broken white line four inches wide and four feet long with a space of two-foot intervals will be marked three feet inside the nine-foot restriction line on the sideline, extending to meet the existing yellow broken line six feet behind both end zones and at each television box outside the bench area. In addition, within each bench area, a solid yellow line six feet behind the solid border will delineate a special area for coaches, behind which all players, except one player who is charting the game, must remain.


These yellow broken lines are to be eight inches wide and two feet long with a space of one foot between them. In each end zone, this broken yellow line is six feet from the solid white border. There will be an additional broken yellow line nine feet farther outside this border along each sideline in the non-bench areas, and such broken line will be continued at an angle from each 30- yard line and pass behind the bench area (all benches a minimum of 30 feet back from the sidelines) at a distance of six feet.


This edition of the Official Playing Rules of the National Football League contains all current rules governing the playing of professional football that are in effect for the 2022 NFL season. 16-1-4 | Modified overtime in postseason games to require that each team has the opportunity to possess the ball.6-1-3 | Made permanent the free kick formation change implemented during the 2021 season.Download a printable PDF of the 2022 NFL Rulebook.
