Describe football game

My legs suddenly grow weak with fatigue. My hands start to shake as I start to run towards my opponent. I feel a sudden breeze. I start to gag on my mouthpiece. I look up, but all I can see is a glare from the sun, which begins to blind me. Four one thousand, five one thousand. My bones start to crack. I suddenly realized that I have been hit, and hit hard. I hear a whistle and see my opponent standing over me.

His sweat starts to drop down from his face to mine. I feel the mud on my hands as I slowly start to come back to the rest of the world. I hear the crowd roar. What is going on? Who has won the game? Is it over? I turn my head a little to the left to see the scoreboard. Six one thousand. Crowds heading for the exit. Staring at the field covered with empty cups and trash left behind by careless children, I notice that everyone is starting to leave.

For timeouts, each team gets three during each half of the game. There is also a play clock. The play clock counts down a specific number of seconds between each play.

This span of time is how long the offense has to snap the ball and conduct a play. If the clock runs to zero before the ball is snapped, the offense receives a delay-of-game penalty, and the line of scrimmage is moved back 5 yards. A team that scores a touchdown will make a Point After Touchdown attempt either by kicking it through the goal posts for one point, or through making a second end zone play for two points.

The offense includes four distinct positions — quarterback, running back, wide receiver and offensive line. The dynamics of each offensive play determine how many players of each position are on the field at any one time and where they are arranged on the field. The defense has one primary goal — to stop the progress of the offense as quickly as possible, with as little advancement as possible. The four main positions for the defense are defensive line, linebacker, cornerback and safety.

The arrangement of those positions depends on the in-game dynamics of any given play, such as how far the offense has to get a new set of downs or score, what personnel the offense has on the field, and the physical talents of the defensive players themselves. Special teams units handle all kicking plays, such as kickoffs and punts. There is an offensive and defensive special teams unit.

The kicking team attempts to drive the ball as far from its own end zone as possible; the return team attempts to catch the kicked or punted ball and run it back toward the kicking team as far as possible. The rest of the players on each team attempt to block or clear a path for the returner. Bobby R. Goldsmith is a writer and editor with over 12 years of experience in journalism, marketing and academics.

By: Bobby R. Published: 08 July, More Articles. Home Sports Football. References Football Offenses and Plays; ed.