• "The Play" was a last-second, game-winning kickoff return for a walk-off touchdown that occurred during a college football game between the Stanford Cardinal...
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  • In American football, a play is a close-to-the-ground plan of action or strategy used to move the ball down the field. A play begins at either the snap...
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    American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams...
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    forward pass in American football, typically made in desperation, with an exceptionally small chance of achieving a completion. Due to the difficulty of...
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  • film Gameplay Play from scrimmage in American and Canadian football The Play (American football), a famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden...
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  • A play from scrimmage is the sequence in the game of gridiron football during which one team tries to advance the ball, get a first down, or score, and...
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    exist between the two codes. Rugby football was introduced to North America in Canada by the British Army garrison in Montreal, which played a series of...
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  • The hook and ladder, also known as the hook and lateral, is a trick play in American, Canadian football and indoor American football. The hook and ladder...
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    American football or Canadian football. Therefore, college football is generally considered to be the second tier of American and Canadian football;...
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    The Mannings are an American family who have gained fame via numerous family members playing American football (specifically the position of quarterback)...
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  • The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football. Both games have their origin in multiple...
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  • The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football...
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    American football, the specific role that a player takes on the field is referred to as their "position". Under the modern rules of American football...
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    primarily played in the United States and Canada. American football, which uses 11 players, is the form played in the United States and the best known...
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  • (1920–1921) Merged with the All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) and with the American Football League (1960–69) Canadian Football League (CFL), 1958–...
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    Canadian football, and lacrosse by game officials to identify and sometimes mark the location of penalties or infractions that occur during regular play. It...
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    A play-action pass (also known as a play fake or simply "play-action") is an American football play. The play action starts with what appears to be a...
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  • The following terms are used in American football, both conventional and indoor. Some of these terms are also in use in Canadian football; for a list...
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  • The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged...
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    of gridiron football (American or Canadian) played by women. Most leagues play by similar rules to the men's game. Women primarily play on a semi-professional...
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  • PlayMaker Football is an American football simulation produced by PlayMaker Software. The first version of the game was released in 1989 by Broderbund...
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    football. A key skill position of the offense, WR gets its name from the player being split out "wide" (near the sidelines), farthest away from the rest...
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    American football, the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offense, and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle. The quarterback...
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    1824. Both the Canadian Football League (CFL), the sport's top professional league, and Football Canada, the governing body for amateur play, trace their...
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  • football (including American football and Canadian football) is a form of the sport played by women. Most leagues in the United States, such as the Women's...
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  • The following is a list of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers. People may appear on the list multiple times if they were signed...
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    from center") is the backward passing of the ball in gridiron football at the start of play from scrimmage. The ball begins on the ground with its long...
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    Gameplay in American football consists of a series of downs, individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is or is not in play. These can...
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    The early history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football. Both games have their origin in varieties...
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  • American football is a popular sport in North America, with many players competing to play in the National Football League, which is based in the United...
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