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'''American Football''' is a professional [[sport]] played predominantly in [[North America]]. A team can score a 6-point [[touchdown]] by carrying the football into the opposing team's [[end zone]]. This can be done by running the ball past the end line (a running play), or passing the ball to a teammate inside the end zone (a passing play). A 3-point [[field goal]] can also be scored by kicking the ball between the [[goalpost]]s in the opposing team's end zone. Football is easily the most-viewed spectator sport in the [[United States]], far surpassing [[baseball]].<ref>[http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Documents/NFL_all_about_SB_1-07.pdf Super Bowl XLI Viewership Report]</ref>

'''American Football''' is a professional [[sport]] played predominantly in [[North America]]. A team can score a 6-point [[touchdown]] by carrying the football into the opposing team's [[end zone]]. This can be done by running the ball past the end line (a running play), or passing the ball to a teammate inside the end zone (a passing play). After a touchdown, a team has the choice of kicking the ball through the goalposts for one point, or carrying the ball back into the end zone again for two points.  A 3-point [[field goal]] can also be scored by kicking the ball between the [[goalpost]]s in the opposing team's end zone. Finally, t 2-point [[safety]] can be scored by the defensive team if it stops the offensive team with the ball in its own end zone, if the offensive team fumbles in the end zone, if the quarterback intentionally grounds the ball in the end zone, if a blocked kick goes out of the end zone, or if a ball hits the goalpost such as on a bad snap.

 

Football is easily the most-viewed spectator sport in the [[United States]], far surpassing [[baseball]].<ref>[http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Documents/NFL_all_about_SB_1-07.pdf Super Bowl XLI Viewership Report]</ref>

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*The quarterback may spike the ball at the ground to stop the game clock, at the expense of a loss of a down.

*The quarterback may spike the ball at the ground to stop the game clock, at the expense of a loss of a down.

*The quarterback may run the ball down the field himself; this option is usually unwise, as an injury to the QB can be destructive to an entire team for the whole season.  

*The quarterback may run the ball down the field himself; this option is usually unwise, as an injury to the QB can be destructive to an entire team for the whole season.  

The play ends when the referee's whistle is blown. The whistle can be blown for several reasons;

The play ends when the referee's whistle is blown. The whistle can be blown for several reasons;