American Football Guide
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/picksheet/ - American football is a descendant of rugby and dates back to 1869. Most notably the rule changes were instituted by Walter Camp, considered the "Father of American Football".
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/picksheet/ - American football is a descendant of rugby and dates back to 1869. Most notably the rule changes were instituted by Walter Camp, considered the "Father of American Football".
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oute to scoring a touchdown. This is also called, keeping the drive alive. Aside from scoring a<br />
touchdown, the offensive objective on every play is to achieve a first down.<br />
First and Goal- when a team is under 10 yards away from the opposing team’s end-zone. There<br />
are no more chances to achieve a first down at this point. The team will only have four chances<br />
(downs) to score, unless a penalty occurs.<br />
First and ten- When a team moves the ball past the first down marker they have achieved a first<br />
down. Whenever a team gets a first down, it is automatically reset to 1st and 10...The first out of<br />
four chances to gain ten yards to get another first down.<br />
First down marker- The first down marker is a bright orange piece of equipment that keeps track<br />
of how far an offense has to go to gain a first down on any given play. It is kept on the sidelines<br />
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