Across
- 3. A position played on defense to help if the offense gets past the defense
- 6. the ball used in this game
- 8. 100 of these in a regular football field
- 10. Makes sure the players play by the rules
- 11. When the quarterback throws the ball but it is caught by the other team
- 15. A ____ occurs when the player with the ball drops it and the ball is now free
- 16. Directs the team from the sidelines
- 17. The start of the game is initiated by the ___
- 18. Keeps the other team from scoring
- 20. The players on the field gather up into a ____ before a play
Down
- 1. This happens when a person on the defending team tackles the quarterback
- 2. Thrown by a coach of a team to review the play
- 4. throws the ball to the offense
- 5. The time about halfway done the game when players can rest and talk about more plays
- 7. The game goes into _____ when the regular time runs out and the game is still tied
- 9. Used to protect players while they are on the field
- 12. This scores your team 6 pts.
- 13. After a team gets a touchdown they can either choose to kick the ball through two yellow bars or run a play to get the ball into the end zone
- 14. When one team kicks to the other after a touchdown
- 19. A section at the two ends of a field where the players must get into to score a touchdown