American football
Across
- 3. An offensive player who primarily catches passes from the quarterback.
- 6. A defensive play where a defensive player catches a pass intended for an offensive player.
- 8. Scoring play where the ball is advanced into the opposing team's end zone.
- 9. The leader of the offensive team and the primary passer and ball-handler.
- 13. Defensive players positioned behind the defensive line and responsible for stopping the run and covering pass receivers.
Down
- 1. A penalty where a player illegally impedes the progress of an opposing player.
- 2. Penalty for a defender crossing the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped.
- 4. Defensive play where the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
- 5. An aggressive defensive tactic where additional players rush the quarterback to sack or force a turnover.
- 7. A play where the ball carrier loses control of the ball, and it is recovered by the opposing team.
- 10. Defensive action where a player stops the ball carrier's progress by bringing them to the ground.
- 11. A scoring play that awards the opposing team two points, occurs when the offensive team is tackled in their own end zone
- 12. Unit of measure used to determine how far the ball has been advanced down the field.