American Football Guide

count. They are there for NFL teams to evaluate new personnel and to prepare the players and
coaches​ ​for​ ​the​ ​regular​ ​season.
Press Conference- usually given by a coach at the end of a football game to the media. In the
press conference a coach will give account for what happened during the game- whether his team
won​ ​or​ ​lost,​ ​and​ ​must​ ​answer​ ​questions​ ​from​ ​the​ ​media.​ ​Everything​ ​he​ ​says​ ​is​ ​recorded.
Prevent defense- a defensive scheme that is used to prevent an offense from scoring a
touchdown. This usually means big chunks of yardage are given up because there is little
pressure​ ​on​ ​the​ ​QB.
Primetime-​ ​Denotes​ ​the​ ​game​ ​is​ ​played​ ​before​ ​a​ ​national​ ​TV​ ​audience
Pro bowl- The Pro Bowl is a game where the best players in the NFL meet. The players who are
voted into the Pro Bowl consider it a very important resume booster and honor to be there. The
game takes place one week after the Super Bowl in Hawaii and is light-hearted in nature. The
best NFC players compete against the best AFC players for that year. The NFC team wears blue
and the AFC wears red. Each player wears the helmet of the team they represent and play for
during​ ​the​ ​regular​ ​season.
Probable- when a player is listed as probable on the injury report, it means he probably will play
in​ ​the​ ​upcoming​ ​game​ ​(about​ ​75%).
Pulling​ ​for​ ​/​ ​who​ ​are​ ​you​ ​pulling​ ​for?​ ​-​ ​in​ ​other​ ​words,​ ​what​ ​team​ ​do​ ​want​ ​to​ ​win​ ​the​ ​game?
Pump-fake-​ ​When​ ​a​ ​quarterback​ ​pretends​ ​like​ ​he​ ​is​ ​going​ ​to​ ​throw​ ​the​ ​ball.​ ​This​ ​usually​ ​serves
to​ ​fool​ ​the​ ​defensive​ ​player​ ​watching​ ​him
Punt- A form of drop-kicking the football. A punt usually occurs when a team did not make a
first down on the most recent offensive series and it is now fourth down. They choose to give the
ball back to the other team rather than take the chance of turning the ball over at the spot they are
at on the field. A punt will hopefully put the ball deep in the opposing team’s territory, thereby
giving​ ​them​ ​a​ ​longer​ ​way​ ​to​ ​travel​ ​down​ ​the​ ​field​ ​(bad​ ​field​ ​position).
Punter-​ ​A​ ​punter​ ​is​ ​a​ ​player​ ​who​ ​specializes​ ​in​ ​punting.
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Quarter-​ ​A​ ​division​ ​of​ ​game​ ​time​ ​lasting​ ​15​ ​minutes.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​four​ ​quarters​ ​in​ ​a​ ​game.
Quarterback (QB)- This player is responsible for distributing the ball to other players on the
offense. His job is very important, as it is he who will drive the team down the field for a score.
He is the one who passes and hands-off the football to other players on his team. He calls out the
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