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Football, also called American Football, is a team sport consisting of two teams each of which can have 11 players on the field at any given time.

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split end
Sports; Football

A player position on offence. A wide receiver who lines up on the line of scrimmage, several yards outside the offensive linemen.

holder
Sports; Football

A player who holds the ball upright for a place kick. Often backup quarterbacks are used for their superior ball-handling ability.

free kick
Sports; Football

A kick made to put the ball in play as a kickoff or following a safety (the score; "safety touch" in Canadian football) or fair catch.

chuck and duck
Sports; Football

A style of offense with minimal pass protection requiring the Quarterback to "chuck" the ball then "duck" to avoid a defensive lineman.

two-point conversion
Sports; Football

A play worth two points accomplished by gaining legal possession of the ball in the opponent's end zone after a touchdown has been made

draw play
Sports; Football

A play in which the quarterback drops back as if to pass, then hands off to a running back or runs with the ball himself. Contrast with scramble

shotgun formation
Sports; Football

Formation in which offensive team may line up at the start of a play. In this formation, the tailback receives the snap 5-8 yards behind the center.

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