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Football, also called American Football, is a team sport consisting of two teams each of which can have 11 players on the field at any given time.

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complete pass
Sports; Football

a forward pass to a teammate who catches it in the air.

astroturf
Sports; Football

an artificial surface used instead of grass on many football fields.

conferences
Sports; Football

groups into which teams are divided in professional and college football; the NFL is divided into National and American Conferences.

backs
Sports; Football

the running backs; the halfback and the fullback.

controlling the game clock
Sports; Football

the use of tactics by an offensive team to either save or use up time on the game clock, which often dictates its choice of plays.

backfield
Sports; Football

The area of an American football field behind the line of scrimmage; the backfield or offensive backfield sometimes also refer to members of offense who begin plays behind the line, normally ...

cut back
Sports; Football

a sudden change in direction taken by a to make it more difficult for defenders to follow and tackle him.

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