Football
Across
- 5. An extra period of play needed to establish the winner of a game
- 7. Name of the defense back who is not called a safety
- 9. to beat severely; to thrash; to defeat decisively
- 10. A team earns six points upon doing this successfully
- 11. the 11 men put on the field to prevent the other team from scoring
- 14. The 11 men put on the field to score as much as possible against the other team
- 18. Act of coming into opposition or collision as to obstruct someone
- 19. To cause or make a break in the community of; to obstruct
- 20. To control or rule over; to be the major factor in influence
- 24. Name of activity that begins or resumes both the first and second half
- 26. Appointed, authorized or approved by an organization
- 28. To cut off from an intended destination
- 29. The name of the frenzied charge executed by the defensive linemen
- 30. A team is awarded two points for accomplishing this unusual feat
- 31. To put an end to; to destroy; to finish
- 33. First name of the professional football league championship event
Down
- 1. To acknowledge {an opponent’s victory, score, etc.} before its official
- 2. Process of increasing in size, extent or volume
- 3. To get the better of in a struggle or conflict
- 4. Causing fear on or apprehension; forceful; powerful
- 6. Act of sacrificing the football to the opponent on fourth down
- 8. Name of offensive player who can catch the football thrown by the QB
- 12. Act of dropping the football after it was in a player’s possession
- 13. position on the field of an offensive back inside of the widest end
- 15. Acronym for the biggest professional football league
- 16. To relinquish possession or control to another on demand or under duress
- 17. Act of declaring or telling in advance; foretelling of the future
- 18. Taking place between different universities
- 21. Someone on the opposite side in a game or controversy
- 22. Name of the type of game played between two teams on New Year’s Day
- 23. goal a score of three points awarded for successfully making this specialized kick over the cross bar
- 25. Desperate or wild with emotion; frenzied
- 27. Lack of success; an act or instance that proves to be unsuccessful
- 32. A special kind of pass that amasses the interior linemen with fake blocking
- 33. Name of the feat accomplished by someone tacking the QB behind the line of scrimmage