Across
- 4. the ball carrier drops the ball while in their possession
- 6. when the defense catches a ball that was meant to be caught by the offensive team
- 9. the player who attempts to catch the ball thrown from the quarterback
- 10. the team that does not have possession of the ball and prevents other team from scoring
- 14. a teammate is not on their proper side when the ball is snapped
- 16. place kick off the tee that starts play at each half or after a team has scored
Down
- 1. the period of time that begins when the ball is snapped by the center until the ball becomes dead.
- 2. the player who receives the ball from the center and throws the ball to the receiver
- 3. the offensive lineman who snaps the football to the quarterback
- 5. when a player carries the ball across the goal line or a pass is completed in the end zone
- 7. the team that has possession of the football attempting to score a touchdown/2 pt. conversion
- 8. of Scrimmage an imaginary line marking the position of the ball at the start of each play
- 11. Zone the area between the goal line and the end line where touchdowns occur
- 12. removing the flag of the other team behind their own goal line when they have the ball
- 13. line the line which a team attempts to pass with the ball to score points
- 15. a backward pass through the legs of the center, which puts the ball into play.