Across
- 2. receiver, An offensive player who catches passes downfield
- 3. An all-out attack by the defense to try to sack the quarterback
- 7. The area at each end of the field where touchdowns are scored
- 10. The leader of the offense, calls the plays
- 14. Team with the only perfect season in NFL history (1972)
- 16. The ultimate goal in football, scoring 6 points
- 17. When the defense tackles the offense in their own endzone
- 18. line, The group of players who block for the running back and quarterback
- 21. Viking fan chant that sounds like a drumline summoning
- 22. Seven-time Super Bowl winning QB
- 24. Widely considered the greatest wide receiver ever
- 25. Hobby that turns friends into enemies every Sunday
Down
- 1. A defensive player who lines up behind the linemen
- 4. When a defensive player catches a pass intended for the offense
- 5. goal, A kick through the uprights worth 3 points
- 6. Invisible space that causes half the “offsides” chaos
- 8. Where the offensive team gathers to plan the next play
- 9. Old-school nickname for an American football field
- 11. Cincinnati team known for tiger stripes and recent super bowl runs
- 12. Slang for “football”
- 13. Canton Ohio museum where legends get gold jackets
- 15. A rule violation that results in a loss of yardage for the offending team
- 19. When the ball is dropped and recovered by the other team
- 20. The play that starts each half of the game
- 23. down, The goal for the offense is to gain this every 4 plays