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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open receiver

Sports; Football

a player who has no defender closely covering him.

on downs

Sports; Football

the term used to describe a teams loss of possession if it fails to reach the necessary line on a fourth down play.

loose ball

Sports; Football

a ball that is not in possession of either team, such as after a fumble or a kickoff; it can be recovered by either team.

intentional grounding

Sports; Football

a foul called against a quarterback who purposely throws an incomplete forward pass solely to avoid a sack; cannot be called if the pass lands at or beyond the line of scrimmage.

a pass thrown to a teammate backwards from the teams line of scrimmage or parallel to it; unlike a forward pass (which can be thrown only once per play), players may lateral the ball as often as they ...