American Football Guide

Wildcard- two wild card teams will make the playoffs from each conference. A wildcard team is
a team that was just good enough to make it into the playoffs. They were not the best team in
their own division, but they have a better record than other non-division winners in their
conference. Although it is rare, a wildcard team can win all their playoff games and make it to
the​ ​Super​ ​Bowl.​ ​The​ ​Steelers​ ​did​ ​just​ ​that​ ​in​ ​2005,​ ​winning​ ​it​ ​all.
Wideout-​ ​another​ ​name​ ​for​ ​a​ ​wide​ ​receiver
Winning streak- when a team wins more than one game consecutively they are said to be on a
winning​ ​streak.
Wins​ ​and​ ​losses-​ ​how​ ​many​ ​games​ ​a​ ​team​ ​has​ ​won​ ​versus​ ​how​ ​many​ ​they​ ​have​ ​lost
X
X’s​ ​and​ ​O’s-​ ​the​ ​details​ ​and​ ​plays​ ​of​ ​a​ ​game
X​ ​Factor-​ ​the​ ​key​ ​to​ ​winning​ ​the​ ​game
Y
Yard- a unit of length on the football field equaling 3 feet. There are 100 yards on the football
from​ ​one​ ​end​ ​zone​ ​to​ ​another.
Yard lines- There are 100 yards on a football field. The yard lines are in place to mark where the
ball and line of scrimmage are at any given point. The 50 yard line is the midpoint of the field.
After crossing the 50 yard line in either direction the numbers descend 49,48,47...etc, all the way
to​ ​the​ ​1​ ​yard​ ​line​ ​and​ ​then​ ​the​ ​goal​ ​line.
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