Football

Football

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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hand-off

Sports; Football

a running play where the quarterback hands the ball to a back.

touchdown (TD)

Sports; Football

when a team crosses the opponents goal line with the ball, catches a pass in the opponents end zone, or recovers a loose ball in the opponents end zone; earns a team 6 points.

winning percentage

Sports; Football

the percentage of its games a team has won during a period of time, given by the following formula

2-point conversion

Sports; Football

when a team that just scored a touchdown starts a play at the opponents 2-yard line (3-yard line in college) and crosses the goal line to earn 2 points; when successful, it looks just like a ...