Across
- 4. Collection of a team’s plays and strategies
- 6. Player who throws or hands off the ball
- 9. First state Jackson flew to
- 10. Where Jackson spent his first overnight trip
- 15. Gaining 10 yards to continue the drive
- 16. Tiny colorful toppings on cake or cupcakes
- 18. Defense catches a thrown pass
- 19. Kicking the ball through the uprights for points
- 23. What guests do during “Happy Birthday”
- 24. The number of points a team has in a game
- 27. Jackson's football team
- 28. Seattle’s NFL team
- 29. Colorful floating decorations
Down
- 1. New England’s NFL team
- 2. Jackson's first word
- 3. Scoring by getting the ball into the end zone
- 5. Punishment for breaking a rule
- 7. Wax lights you blow out on a cake
- 8. Championship game of the NFL
- 10. A birthday celebration with friends and fun
- 11. Area at each end of the field where touchdowns are scored
- 12. Throwing the ball to a teammate
- 13. the kick that starts the game or resumes play after a score
- 14. Grandpa's nickname for Jackson
- 17. Losing control of the ball
- 20. Jackson’s first road trip state
- 21. The Birthday Boy
- 22. Presents given to the birthday person
- 25. Tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
- 26. Sweet treat usually eaten at birthdays