Football Terms | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2024/2025
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Quaterback - The leader of the team. He calls the plays in the huddle, yells the signals at the line of
scrimmage, and receives the ball from the center. Then he hands off the ball to a running back, throws it
to a receiver, or runs with it.
Center - The player who snaps the ball to the quarterback. He handles the ball on every play.
Running back - A player who runs with the football. They are also referred to as tailbacks, halfbacks, and
rushers.
Fullback - A player who's responsible for blocking for the running back and also for pass-blocking to
protect the quarterback...who are generally bigger than running backs, are short-yardage runners.
Wide receiver - A player who uses his speed and quickness to elude defenders and catch the football.
Teams use as many as two to four ... on every play.
Tight end - A player who serves as a receiver and also as a blocker. This player lines up beside the
offensive tackle to the right or the left of the quarterback.
Left/right guard - The inner two members of the offensive line, whose jobs are to block for and protect
the quarterback and ball carriers.
Left/right tackle - The outer two members of the offensive line.
Defensive tackle - The inner two members of the defensive line, whose jobs are to maintain their
positions in order to stop a running play or run through a gap in the offensive line to pressure the
quarterback or disrupt the backfield formation.
Defensive end - The outer two members of the defensive line. Generally, their jobs are to overcome
offensive blocking and meet in the backfield, where they combine to tackle the quarterback or ball
, carrier. On running plays to the outside, they're responsible for forcing the ball carrier either out of
bounds or toward (into) the pursuit of their defensive teammates.
Linebacker - These players line up behind the defensive linemen and generally are regarded as the
team's best tacklers. Depending on the formation, most teams employ either three or four ... on every
play. They often have the dual role of defending the run and the pass.
Safety - The players who line up the deepest in the secondary — the last line of defense. There are free
... and strong ..., and they must defend the deep pass and the run.
Cornerback - The players who line up on the wide parts of the field, generally opposite the offensive
receivers.
Backfield - The group of offensive players — the running backs and quarterback — who line up behind
the line of scrimmage.
Down - A period of action that starts when the ball is put into play and ends when the ball is ruled dead
(meaning the play is completed). The offense gets four ... to advance the ball 10 yards. If it fails to do so,
it must surrender the ball to the opponent, usually by punting on the fourth ....
Drive - The series of plays when the offense has the football, until it punts or scores and the other team
gets possession of the ball.
End zone - A 10-yard-long area at each end of the field. You score a touchdown when you enter the ... in
control of the football. If you're tackled in your own ... while in possession of the football, the other
team gets a safety.
Extra point - A kick, worth one point, that's typically attempted after every touchdown (it's also known
as the point after touchdown, or PAT). The ball is placed on either the 2-yard line (in the NFL) or the 3-
yard line (in college and high school) and is generally kicked from inside the 10-yard line after being
snapped to the holder. It must sail between the uprights and above the crossbar of the goalpost to be
considered good.
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