American Football has been a pastime of American's for over 100 years. The NFL (National Football League) is the major source of football in the United States and has been so since it merged with the AFL (American Football League) in 1966. The popularity is growing year to year, and before any newcomers can begin to enjoy the sport, they must understand the basic rules and how the game is played.
Object of the Game
There are two teams, with each team protecting one end of the field from their opponents. This area is called the "endzone" and is where a team attempts to get the ball when it is in their possession. There are 11 players from each team on the field at one time and they are separated into "offense" or "defense".
When a team is on offense, they are given 4 attempts (commonly called "downs") to attempt to move the ball 10 yards at a time. If they are successful, the downs will reset to 1 and they will attempt to move another 10 yards until they reach the endzone. If the defense is able to stop them from moving 10 yards after 4 attempts, then their team will now get a chance on offense.
The offense is allowed to throw or run the ball to try to move it into the endzone and it is the job of the defense to tackle the player with the ball to the ground in order to stop them from advancing.
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