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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end zone

Sports; Football

the area between the end line and goal line bounded by the sidelines, which a team on offense tries to enter to score a touchdown.

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.

punt

Sports; Football

when a player 10 yards behind the center catches a snap, drops it and kicks it before it hits the ground; an opponent tries to catch and advance it the other way.

pylon

Sports; Football

a short orange marker at each of the end zones 4 corners.

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 ...