Questions tagged [american-football]
Questions about the sport of American football. This should not be confused with the [football] tag, which only applies to the sport called "soccer" in most of North America.
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Can a runner achieve a first down when offensive holding is called down field?
Say it's 2nd and 5 at Team A's own 25 yard line and a runner makes of gain of 10 yards to the 35 yard line. What happens if offensive holding is called down field at Team A's 35 yard line?
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Does anyone know the name of the player who wore a customized face mask which looked like it was beaded?
What is the name of a defensive player in the NFL that wore a customized face mask that looked beaded?
The mask is yellow or gold, and black? I thought he was on the Bengals. He was a mostly known for ...
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How did Big 10 teams know Michigan was stealing signs?
In club or high school sports, it might be easier to see someone in the stands with a camera video taping you. How did Big 10 teams know Michigan was in their stadiums recording? Do teams have ...
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Rule for stopping / starting the clock when running out of bounds with the football in NFL & NCAA
What are the rules and are they the same in NCAA and NFL when it comes to stopping and starting the game clock when a player runs out of bounds with the football.
What I have found out is that ...
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Was this actually a missed horse collar tackle?
Last night's game between the Eagles and the Bills had some very physical moments. One of which involved Hasson Reddick breaking free and delivering a massive tackle on Josh Allen whereby he grabbed ...
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Keeping Red Zone Stats
If a team enters the red zone and then gets sacked out of the red zone. On the next play they get into the redzone again. Then they score on the next play. Does this mean the team is 1-2 in the red ...
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NFL rules question (completed pass)
If I catch a pass while jumping next to my sideline and land with one foot in and then step out of bounds, in the NFL, that's not a complete pass.
But what if I catch it on the one foot and then hop a ...
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What are the scoring outcomes for a blocked punt in football?
In the Michigan - Maryland game on November 18, 2023, Michigan blocked a Maryland punt. The ball bounced into the Maryland endzone before the Maryland punter kicked it out of play. The result was two ...
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Is it a touchdown if a receiver flips over the end line and lands out of bounds?
In the Bengals-Ravens game on 2023-11-16, the Ravens second touchdown was scored when a a receiver ran down field, flipped before the endzone and landed with his left foot out of bounds. Was the ...
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Are NFL season tickets valid on Panini trading cards?
I am not from the US and I got some NFL trading cards by Panini from the set "contenders football 2021".
I think the season ticket on it is just fake.
But because there is a seat number I am ...
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Is recruiting rating a strong indicator of pro career trajectory?
I saw the following graphic:
Is there any data that correlates 5-star recruits to pro career trajectory? How accurate is the recruiting rating system among the recruiting services (eg, 247sports, ...
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Gridiron Football Momentum
We have this scenarios:
Kick off, after 45y, grounds near end zone, the kicking team dives on it and what if the kicking team player has the momentum that carries him into endzone is touchdown or ...
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Rushing yards vs passing yards vs receiving yards?
I'm trying to understand football and some of its basic stats, and I'm not clear on the difference between these three.
Rushing yards:
A statistic in football that records the total number of ...
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Are football fields 100 yards long. Document by reconciling space between yard markers
How can football field be 100 yards long when there are presumably 32" between each 4" yard marker.
It does not add up when you measure from fifty-yard line (or any other).
From the 1 yard line, there ...
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What is a "modified red zone offense"?
What is a modified red zone offense? I know what the red zone is, but the announcer said "modified red zone".
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When can you get up again after falling on the ground?
I had always thought that when the ball carrier was on the ground, they were down and the play was over. Recently I have seen a fair number of plays such as interceptions or fumble recoveries where ...
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Why is there sometimes a penalty when a punted ball goes out of bounds?
Sometimes when the kicker punts the ball and it goes out of bounds, there is a penalty because ball went out of bounds and other times there is no penalty when that happens.
Can someone please explain ...
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When was the last time a quaterback from University of Miami (FL) threw a touchdown pass?
As of 22nd October 2023, when was the last time a quarterback from the University of Miami (FL) threw a touchdown pass in the NFL?
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What's the reason behind balls being oval shaped in Rugby and Gridiron footbal?
TL;DR: Did oval balls shape the sports of Rugby and Gridiron football or did those sports shape the ball?
I couldn't find anywhere online a clear explanation of the reason why these balls are oval ...
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With the NFL moving the extra point back, is it still possible to fake the kick and go for two?
Under older NFL rules, it was legal, even if unusual, to line up for an extra point kick but make a try for the endzone to score two points.
The linked question and answer are from before a ...
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Why do NFL (american football) right tackles make less than left tackles?
According to over the cap, the total value of the highest contract for left tackle is Tyron Smith at $97 Million a $13.2 million average per year. The highest right tackle contract is Layne Johnson, $...
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Who are on the field in a field goal or PAT situation in American football?
In American football, a long snapper, a holder, and a kicker are required in a field goal or one-point conversion situation.
Who are the other eight players on the field in these situations? If most ...
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How Are Speakers (and any other devices) Integrated Into the Interior of NFL Helmets (or other sports)?
I am wondering how devices, such as speakers used in NFL helmets, as sufficiently attached and setup to withstand their respective sport conditions. In the NFL, they must be able to survive numerous ...
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Compensation for an NFL draftee not signing?
What happens to the team when an NFL draftee doesn't sign with a team?
Do they get some sort of compensation for the lost pick?
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Why is it a considered a passing touchdown in cases when the receiver gains most of the yards?
I don't understand why it is considered a passing touchdown that accrues to the QB's stats, in cases when the receiver gains most of the yards. Consider a 5 yard pass where the receiver then runs 90 ...
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When was the last matchup between ranked MAC football teams?
I'm a Toldeo / Mid-American Conference fan, and just interested in what was the last match up (before December 2022) between two ranked MAC teams?
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Why not go for a field goal attempt instead of a punt in some situations?
I have noticed that in American football the ball seems to travel farther when launched from a tee on the ground, or from the fingers of a holder on the ground, than when launched from a punt.
What ...
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Is there a penalty for kicking a PAT from the 2 yard line in the NFL?
This year the NFL changed the way extra points work so that 2-point-conversion attempts are snapped from the 2 yard line as they always were, but extra points are now snapped from the 15. If a team ...
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Sabermetrics Applied to American Football, Specifically the NFL
Sabermetrics and advanced stats have become a big part of baseball in the recent years. Defensive shifts are growing rapidly. "Old School" stats are becoming less relevant compare to "New School" ...
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Where can I find data of NFL players and clubs?
I am going to take Spanish soccer league players and clubs data from a business API.
The purpose is to generate a quiz app with questions as "Which player has scored more goals this season?" ...
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What happens if three defenders sack together?
I learned that if two players sack cooperatively, each defender gets 0.5 sacks in their statistics.
Then what happens if three players make a sack together?
Is it 0.333 sacks, or still 0.5 sacks?
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Defensive touchdowns in two playoff games in a row
Baltimore ravens allowed a defensive touchdown in two play-off games in a row.
One in Jan 15th, 2023 and the other in Jan 16th, 2021
I wonder if there is another example of such a thing: allowing ...
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What is the exact condition of touchdown in American football?
I wonder how the 'touchdown' is defined in American football.
Specifically, I would like to know whether the ball should complete go through the end line which is 6 feet wide.
In soccer, the ball ...
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Is the NFL's Mechanics Manual publically available?
The National Football League (NFL) publishes their Rulebook online and updates it each year. This defines all aspects of gameplay, penalties, and numerous other topics.
One topic I have been ...
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Delay of game to get a better field-goal angle
I recall reading a story in the 1980s — but I don't recall when it was supposed to have happened — about an American-football game. (I think it was a college game.) A team thought it most ...
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Why do the players in this video appear to be trying not to get a touchdown?
There's a clickbaitily-titled "Smartest '1000 IQ Plays' in Sports History" video on YouTube. The second and fourth clips in the video both have American-football players apparently trying ...
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Why do most coaches save key defensive resources till the end of the game?
This question could be asked of a number of sports, but the example I'm using comes from football.
Yesterday, during the wild card round, the New Orleans Saints called a time out early in the second ...
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How is the field goal distance calculated in American football?
I wonder how the position is calculated in American football:
The position that the snapper snaps
The position in that the holder fixes the ball and the kicker kicks.
For example, in the record ...
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Can a team run a no huddle two-point conversion straight after a touchdown?
In the Bengals-Ravens playoff game on 2023-01-15, I saw Joe Burrow excitedly motioning after a TD, as though he was seeking to immediately line up for a two point conversion to try and catch the ...
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Can a team sign an NFL player during the playoffs?
I was watching the Seahawks playoff game on 5 January 2019 and the kicker got injured. For instance, if the Seahawks won that game, could they sign a new player to replace the injured kicker or is the ...
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Why did the Buffalo Bills score a touchdown without ball breaking the plane of the goal line?
On January 8 2023, the Buffalo Bills scored a touchdown on kickoff return. Nyheim Hines returned the ball, then ran very near the sideline. Shortly before reaching the end zone, he spread his arms so ...
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NFL players with multiple punt return touchdowns in a game
Nyheim hines of the Indianapolis Colts returned 2 punts for touchdowns in the week 16 game of the 2019-20 season against the Carolina Panthers.
How many players have returned multiple punts for ...
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How much of a football game can be played to determine an official result?
What happens to an NFL game that is started and suspended? talks about handling suspended games.
Is there a period of time that needs to be played to bring upon an official result? 9:02 of 60:00 of in-...
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Are these two NFL rules overlapping?
I read two rules quoted on this website that seems to overlap:
Rule 5, Section 1, Article 1:
The game is played by two teams of 11 players each. If a snap, free
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What happens to an NFL game that is started and suspended?
On January 2, 2023, the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals was stopped in the first quarter after the Bills' Damar Hamlin collapsed due to a cardiac event after a tackle. The ...
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Football field: Defensive goal line "plane" is actually the back of the painted line?
In the NFL and presumably in most football leagues, the goal lines, yard lines, and hash marks are all four inches wide. The hash marks/yard lines are
painted at 36-inch intervals; that is, they are ...
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Why was Iowa's long snapper an eligible receiver after snapping the ball on Iowa Nov. 4, 2017 swinging gate play?
On Nov. 4, 2017 Iowa ran a trick play in their upset of Ohio State in which their long snapper hiked the ball to the punter before running down the field and catching a pass. The long snapper was ...
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Is there a minimum number of players needed on the field in the NFL?
In the NFC Divisional playoff game on 2018-01-14 between Minnesota and New Orleans, Minnesota's Stephon Diggs scored a touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter to take the lead and thus win the ...
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What is a "football move" in the NFL?
It happens a lot: a receiver catches the ball, drops it, it is called a fumble on the field. Then there is some expert commentator giving his opinion on whether the receiver made a 'football move' ...
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Rushing Yards Gained on an Offensive Fumble Recovery
I am trying to understand how many yards a running back gained on a play in which he fumbled. Here is the situation: Derrick Henry rushes the ball for 5-yards but fumbles the ball which is recovered ...
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