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12. On offence, the additional player
is a receiver. On defense, the extra man is a defensive back.
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3 to make 10 yards. |
4 to make 10 yards. |
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The field is 110 yards long and 65
yards wide. The two end zones are each 20 yards deep. |
The field is 100 yards long and 53
yards wide. The end zones are 10 yards deep. |
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A single point can be awarded for
missed field goal attempts and punts that land in the end zone. |
No single point is awarded. |
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The offensive unit has 20 seconds to
put the ball in play. |
Teams have 45 seconds to put the ball
in motion. |
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One per half. |
Three per half. |
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Before the ball is handed from the
centre to the quarterback, an unlimited number of receivers and
running backs can be in motion in any direction. |
Before the ball is handed from the
centre to the quarterback, only one player can be moving laterally
or backwards. |
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Defensive players must line up at
least one yard away from the football. |
Defensive players are allowed to line
up within one foot - the length of the football - of the offensive
players. |
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The ball is kicked off from the
scoring team's 35-yard line after touchdowns and to open both the
first and second half of the game. The team that is scored upon has
the option of receiving a kickoff or starting from its own 35-yard
line after giving up a field goal. |
The scoring team kicks off from its
own 35-yard line after every touchdown and field goal. |
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A team receiving the ball must
control the football while it's still in the field of play. There is
no fair catch allowed, but players on the punting team must give the
receiving team five yards of space to catch or retrieve the ball.
The punter is exempt from the five
yard rule. In
fact, the punter is allowed to touch the ball and in the event he
recovers the ball, the punting team regains the ball at the spot it
is recovered.
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Punts may be allowed to roll dead,
may be received as a fair catch or caught and returned. A punted
ball that rolls into the end zone is brought out to the 20-yard line
without penalty. A fair catch occurs when the punt returner signals
to the official he wants only to catch the football without being
tackled and surrendering his right to run with the ball once caught. |
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A team receiving the ball must
control the football while it's still in the field of play. There is
no fair catch allowed, but players on the punting team must give the
receiving team five yards of space to catch or retrieve the ball.
The punter is exempt from the five
yard rule. In
fact, the punter is allowed to touch the ball and in the event he
recovers the ball, the punting team regains the ball at the spot it
is recovered.
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Punts may be allowed to roll dead,
may be received as a fair catch or caught and returned. A punted
ball that rolls into the end zone is brought out to the 20-yard line
without penalty. A fair catch occurs when the punt returner signals
to the official he wants only to catch the football without being
tackled and surrendering his right to run with the ball once caught. |
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Safeties are strategically taken to avoid conceding
touchdowns and the team that scores the safety is allowed to regain
the ball on their 35 yard line or return a kickoff. Onside kicks are
possible! |
Two
points are conceded, kickoff or punt taken on the kicking team's 20
yard line. No onside kicks allowed.
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