Football Terms

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Across
  1. 2. the player on offense whose primary responsibility is to catch passes made from the quarterback.
  2. 4. a pass made from between the legs of the hiker to the quarterback.
  3. 5. goal, a score that occurs when the team on offense kicks the football over and between the uprights of the football goal. Worth 3 pts!
  4. 8. a pass that is not caught by an offensive player.
  5. 10. a score that occurs when a player with possession of the football crosses the opponent's goal line. Worth 6 pts!
Down
  1. 1. the player on offense whose primary responsibility is to pass the football to a receiver.
  2. 3. a pass intended for an offensive player that is caught by a defender.
  3. 5. an action in which the player with the ball loses control of it, causing it to fall on the ground.
  4. 6. when a defensive player has pulled the flag of an offensive player with possession of the football.
  5. 7. The kicker drops the ball so that the ball contact is made with the top of the foot
  6. 9. a kick using a tee that propels the football down the field to the opponents.