American football
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American Football, known in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Great Britain as gridiron, is a sport played by two teams of people with 11 players on each side. It is played with a brown ball that is pointy at two ends and is about the size of a loaf of bread.
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[change] Gameplay
This ball is also called a football. The sport is played on a grass field, about 120 yards long and about 53 yards wide. The players wear protective equipment, including a helmet with facemask, shoulder pads, thigh pads, and often a mouth guard. At both ends of the field there are endzones. Each team has four chances to advance the ball 10 yards. If they can advance the ball 10 or more yards until stopped by the opposing team. Teams can score by advancing the ball by either certain players carrying it or throwing it and advance it to the other teams endzone, or kicking it through a goalpost. American football is carefully regulated by time, and rules, enforced by officials, who also determine when a team scores. The main leagues that play Amerian Football are the National Football League, and the National College Athletic Association Football.
[change] Field
American football is played on a field 120 yards long by 53.3 yards wide. It is divided on 20 lines drawing every 5 yards. At each field's extremity there the scoring area called end zone.
[change] Americans seasons
[change] Exhibition Season
[change] Regular Season
It's a season with 32 teams. The season lasts 17 weeks. Each team play 16 games and has one week off. This week of rest is called a "bye week".
[change] NFL play-off
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The NFL play-off is a tournament. Indeed the NFL (National Football League) is divided since 1970 in two conference: the NFC (National Football League) and the AFC (American Football League). Each of them are divided in 4 four division: North, South, West and East. Each division includes four teams. At the end of the season, NFC's championship and AFC's championship play the NFL's final during the Superbowl which is the great American's evenment.
[change] AFC
- North: Baltimore Ravens - Cincinnati Bengals - Cleveland Browns - Pittsburg Steelers
- South: Houston Texans - Indianapolis Colts - Jacksonville Jaguars - Tennessee Titans
- West: Denver Broncos - Kansas City Chiefs - Oakland Raiders - San Diego Chargers
- East: Buffalo Bills - Rogers Centre - Miami Dolphins - New England Patriots - New York Jets
[change] NFC
- North: Chicago Bears - Detroit Lions - Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Vikings
- South: Atlanta Falcons - Carolina Panthers - New Orleans Saints - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- West: Arizona Cardinals - St. Louis Rams - San Francisco 49ers - Seattle Seahawks
- East: Dallas Cowboys - New York Giants - Philadelphia Eagles - Washington Redskins
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