American Football Guide

I formation- A formation that includes a fullback and tailback lined up with the fullback directly
in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​the​ ​tailback
Icing the kicker- when a timeout is called before a kicker attempts to kick a field goal. It is hoped
that​ ​this​ ​will​ ​cause​ ​him​ ​to​ ​be​ ​intimidated​ ​and​ ​to​ ​make​ ​an​ ​error​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​mounting​ ​pressure
If the playoffs were to start today- you’ll hear this comment by an announcer usually around the
last few games of the regular season. This is just speculation about who the best teams are in
each conference and how the playoff picture would look if the post season was to begin at that
moment​ ​in​ ​time.
Incomplete pass- if a pass is thrown from the quarterback to a receiver and the ball either misses
the receiver or the receiver drops the ball, it is an incomplete pass. A receiver must have
possession​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ball​ ​for​ ​at​ ​least​ ​three​ ​counts​ ​before​ ​it​ ​is​ ​ruled​ ​a​ ​completion.
In motion- Often you will see a running back, receiver or tight end move around the backfield
while the quarterback is in cadence. One or more players will reshuffle themselves by lining up
in another spot just before the play begins. This is designed to trick or surprise the defense by
confusing​ ​them.
In the grasp- this penalty is called when a quarterback is in the grasp of a defender and about to
be sacked. While going down, the quarterback tries to get rid of the ball by frantically throwing it
away. This is sometimes allowed, but for the penalty to be called there must be no receiver
anywhere​ ​near​ ​where​ ​the​ ​ball​ ​is​ ​thrown.
Inconclusive evidence- you’ll hear this term used in regards to instant replay. The instant replay
video did not provide enough visual evidence to overturn a call. In other words there are some
doubts that linger even after viewing the instant replay video and so the call that was made on the
field​ ​stands.
Infraction-​ ​a​ ​violation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​rules
Injury Report- The list of injured players a team has from week to week. It is an NFL mandate
that the injury report be released and made public. The injury report is updated weekly and
includes the categories of injured, doubtful, questionable, probable and likely, which describe a
player’s​ ​status​ ​and​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​play​ ​in​ ​the​ ​upcoming​ ​game.
Injured reserve- when a player gets injured and cannot play, a team can place him on injured
reserve without fear of losing the player to another team. A team can keep only a limited number
of players on injured reserve (IR) at any given time and there are rules about when a player can
return​ ​to​ ​the​ ​field​ ​after​ ​being​ ​placed​ ​on​ ​IR.
Instant​ ​Replay-​ ​a​ ​video​ ​clip​ ​of​ ​a​ ​play​ ​that​ ​recently​ ​occurred.
INT-​ ​abbreviation​ ​for​ ​Interception
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