American Football Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. a free kick that puts the ball into play
  2. 4. The action in which the ball is hiked (tossed between the legs) by the center to the quarterback
  3. 6. When the 11 players on the field come together to discuss strategy between plays
  4. 7. The act of receiving a kick or punt and running toward the opponent's goal line
  5. 9. When a defensive player tackles the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
  6. 11. The act of giving the ball to another player
  7. 12. A pass that's caught by a defensive player, ending the offense's possession of the ball.
Down
  1. 1. A score, worth two points, that the defense earns by tackling an offensive player in possession of the ball in his own end zone
  2. 3. A forward pass that falls to the ground because no receiver could catch it
  3. 5. losing possession of the ball while running
  4. 8. A score, worth six points, that occurs when a player in possession of the ball crosses the plane of the opponent's goal line
  5. 10. To advance the ball by running, not passing