Archive for the ‘American football’ Category
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Game duration in American football
Monday, January 18th, 2010
A line of scrimmage on the 48-yard line. The offense is on the left.
A standard football game consists of four 15-minute (typically 12 minutes in high school football) periods (called quarters), with an intermission (called halftime) after the second quarter. The clock stops after certain plays; therefore, a game can last [...] -
Field and players in American football
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
The numbers on the field indicate the number of yards to the nearest end zone.
American football is played on a rectangular field 120 yards (110 metres) long by 53 1/3 yards (49 metres) wide. The longer boundary lines are sidelines, while the shorter boundary lines are end lines. Near each end [...] -
Popularity of the American football
Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Since the 1960s, football has outranked baseball as the most popular spectator sport in the United States [2]. The 32-team National Football League (NFL) is the most popular and only major professional American football league. Its championship game, the Super Bowl, is watched by nearly half of U.S. television households, [...]
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American football
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
American football, known in the United States and Canada [1] simply as football, is a competitive team sport. The object of the game is to advance the football towards the opposing team’s end zone and score points. The ball can be advanced by carrying the ball, or by throwing or handing it [...]
