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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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extra point(s)
Sports; Football
additional point(s) scored by a team after it has scored a touchdown, either by a point-after-touchdown (1 point) or a 2-point conversion (2 points).
field goal
Sports; Football
a place kick that passes above the crossbar and between the uprights of the goalpost, earning the team that kicked it 3 points.
field position
Sports; Football
the location of a team on the field relative to the two goal lines; good field position for a team is near its opponents goal line, while bad field position is close to its own goal line.
free agent
Sports; Football
a player whose contract with his most recent team has expired, allowing him to sign a new contract with any team that makes him an offer.
