American Football Guide

Spread- Also known as Vegas odds, this is the amount of points a favored team is predicted to
win​ ​by.
Snap- When the center releases the ball to the quarterback, place-holder or punter. After the snap
occurs,​ ​the​ ​play​ ​has​ ​begun
Stadium-​ ​An​ ​open-air​ ​facility​ ​in​ ​which​ ​the​ ​game​ ​is​ ​played​ ​(no​ ​roof).
Stance- when you see players crouch down at the line of scrimmage before a play begins they are
in​ ​stance.​ ​The​ ​offensive​ ​and​ ​defensive​ ​linemen​ ​get​ ​in​ ​stance,​ ​and​ ​also​ ​the​ ​running​ ​back(s)
Standings- deals with the wins and losses of each NFL team by each division. Who is first and
last​ ​in​ ​each​ ​division?​ ​Who​ ​is​ ​making​ ​a​ ​run​ ​for​ ​the​ ​division​ ​lead/playoffs​ ​right​ ​now?
Starters- also known as 1st string players, the starters are in the starting line-up at the beginning
of​ ​the​ ​game​ ​and​ ​usually​ ​play​ ​the​ ​entire​ ​game​ ​during​ ​the​ ​regular​ ​season.
Stats-​ ​Short​ ​for​ ​Statistics,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​the​ ​numerical​ ​account​ ​of​ ​several​ ​categories​ ​which​ ​measure​ ​the
quality​ ​or​ ​non-quality​ ​of​ ​team​ ​or​ ​individual​ ​performance.
Stiff​ ​Arm-​ ​When​ ​a​ ​player​ ​has​ ​the​ ​ball​ ​in​ ​his​ ​possession​ ​and​ ​is​ ​in​ ​running​ ​motion,​ ​he​ ​may​ ​use
a​ ​stiff-arm​ ​move​ ​to​ ​ward​ ​off​ ​a​ ​defender.
Stop the run- the attempt by the defense to keep to a minimum positive running yardage during a
game;​ ​stopping​ ​the​ ​runner​ ​from​ ​getting​ ​positive​ ​yardage
Sudden Death- The first team who scores in overtime wins, so the other team is said to have a
sudden​ ​death,​ ​with​ ​no​ ​chance​ ​to​ ​retaliate.
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