Rules of American Football

                                                                       

               

 

One of the most popular sports in North America is American football. Even though the sport is practiced all over the world, North American professional leagues (like the NFL) readily draw the top players from around the globe, making their leagues the most intensely competitive. The Super Bowl, which is broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide each year, represents the apex of the sport

 The goal of the game

 

In American football, the goal is to outscore your opponents in the allowed time. In order to do this, they must advance the ball down the field in successive phases of play until finally putting it in the "end zone" for a touchdown. You may accomplish this by either passing the ball to a teammate or jogging while carrying it 

Each side has four opportunities (downs) to advance the ball ten yards. Once they have gone the additional 10 yards, their downs are reset, and they re-start. The ball will be turned over to the defensive team after four downs have gone and they have not gained the necessary 10 yards

 

Athletes and equipment

 

In reality, an American football team consists of 45 players even though there are only 11 players from each team on the field at any given time. Teams are typically divided into three groups: attacking (typically smaller, stronger, and faster type of players, including a quarterback who is said to run the attacking plays and throw the ball to their teammates), defense (larger, more powerful players designed to stop players from running), and special team players (a mixture of larger and faster players responsible for the kicking and punting side of the game)

Typically, an American football field is 60 yards wide and 100 yards long. On the field, lines are placed at 10-yard intervals to show how far each team has advanced

 

Scoring

 

A player's team is given six points when they score a touchdown. Either carrying the ball into the end zone or receiving it from a throw while there are two ways to score a touchdown. The attacking team gets the chance to kick the ball for an additional point following a touchdown. For a kick to be successful, the ball must travel between the upright posts

A successful field goal kick will result in three points and can be made from anywhere on the field at any moment (often on the last down). When a defensive team successfully tackles an offensive opponent in their own end zone, they score a safety, which is worth two points

 

Taking the Win

 

The victor of the game will be the side with the most points at the conclusion of the contest. The teams will play an extra quarter until a winner is determined in overtime if the scores are tied

American football games include four quarters of 15 minutes each. There are two minute intermissions between the first and second and third and fourth quarters, as well as a fifteen minute halftime break.

Each side gets four opportunities to gain 10 yards or more. To gain yards, they can either toss or run with the ball. The downs and yardage are reset as soon as the team accumulates the necessary yards. A turnover will occur if the yardage is not made after four downs.

Players can run any one of hundreds of different plays on any down. The teams create the plays, which frequently include players running about in what is effectively random directions routes