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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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point-after-touchdown (PAT)
Sports; Football
a place kick taken from the opponents 2-yard line (3-yard line in college); awarded to a team that has scored a touchdown, it is worth 1 point if it goes through the goalpost.
quarterback
Sports; Football
the leader of a teams offense, he takes the snap from the center and either hands the ball to a running back to run with, passes it to a receiver or runs with it himself; he also communicates each ...
reading the defense
Sports; Football
recognition by the quarterback of the defensive formation; he may then call an audible to adjust the offense.