Across
- 2. The player who rushes and puts pressure on the quarterback
- 6. The person who is in charge of “hiking” the football
- 9. covers offensive players and tries to intercept or knock down passes.
- 10. The offensive person who blocks the rushers
- 11. The pattern a receiver runs in order to receive a pass
- 12. Defensive player covers a deep area of the field where the ball could be thrown
Down
- 1. The person who is in charge of advancing the ball up the field
- 3. defensive player advances towards the Quarterback to pull his/her flag.
- 4. the Quarterback has his flag pulled by the defense behind the line of scrimmage.
- 5. defensive player pulls the flag of the offensive player in possession of the ball.
- 7. The offensive person who catches a pass from quarterback
- 8. defensive player catches a pass intended for an offensive receiver.
