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American FootballFootball - answerUnited States and Canada
Team sport played with? - answer2 teams of 11 players with a pointed ends ball
One team is on? - answeroffense and the other is on defense
Object of the game - answerto score more points than your opponents team in the
allotted time by advancing the ball into the opposing teams endzone
How to score points? - answer5 ways to score points. A touchdown worth 6 points, a
field goal worth 3 points, an extra point (kick) worth 1 point, an extra run or pass worth 2
points, and a safety worth 2 points.
How can the ball be advanced? - answercarrying the ball or by throwing or handing it
from one teammate to another
How many chances does each team get? - answerEach team gets 4 chances, downs,
to move the ball 10 yards forward.
What happens when they pass the 10 yards? - answertheir downs reset and they can
start again for another ten yards
After 4 downs have passed and they have failed to make it over the ten yards required?
- answerthe ball will be turned over to the defensive team
A safety? - answeris the only points scored by the defense to help the team
The ball may be advanced 3 ways on offense: - answera pass, a handoff, and a carry.
Offense gets how many tries to move the ball 10 yards? - answer4 tries to move the ball
10 yards. If they do before the 4 tries, the tries (downs) reset back to 4.
Game timing: - answer2 halves of 30 minutes, 4 quarters of 15 minutes.There are
usually 3 'time-outs' per half for each team, with a 12 minute half-time interval.
Sudden death? - answer15 minutes sudden-death overtime if scores are tied
Dimensions from video: - answer100 yards long and 160 yards wide. Lines are drawn
on the field at 10 yard intervals to indicate how far each team has to go before reaching
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