Definitions for american football
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1. American football, American football gamenoun

   a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

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1. American footballnoun

   A game similar to rugby football in which two teams attempt to get an ovoid ball into each other's territory. Called football in the United States and Canada and American football elsewhere in the world.

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1. American football

   American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins. American football evolved in the United States, originating from the sports of soccer and rugby. The first American football match was played on November 6, 1869, between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton, using rules based on the rules of soccer at the time. A set of rule changes drawn up from 1880 onward by Walter Camp, the "Father of American Football", established the snap, the line of scrimmage, eleven-player teams, and the concept of downs. Later rule changes legalized the forward pass, created the neutral zone and specified the size and shape of the football. The sport is closely related to Canadian football, which evolved in parallel with and at the same time as the American game, although its rules were developed independently from those of Camp. Most of the features that distinguish American football from rugby and soccer are also present in Canadian football. The two sports are considered the primary variants of gridiron football. American football is the most popular sport in the United States in terms of broadcast viewership audience. The most popular forms of the game are professional and college football, with the other major levels being high-school and youth football. As of 2012, nearly 1.1 million high-school athletes and 70,000 college athletes play the sport in the United States annually. The National Football League, the most popular American professional football league, has the highest average attendance of any professional sports league in the world. Its championship game, the Super Bowl, ranks among the most-watched club sporting events in the world. The league has an annual revenue of around US$15 billion, making it the most valuable sports league in the world. Other professional leagues exist worldwide, but the sport does not have the international popularity of other American sports like baseball or basketball.

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1. american football

   American football is a team sport originating in the United States where two teams, each consisting of eleven players, compete against one another. The objective of the game is to advance an oval-shaped ball down the field into the opposing team's end zone, either by running with the ball or throwing it. This has to be achieved while the opposing team is trying to halt the ball’s progress and gain possession of it. Points are scored through touchdowns and field goals, and the team with the highest score at the end of the game wins. It is characterized by physical strength and strategy, taking place on a 100-yard field and typically played in quarters.

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How to pronounce american football?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of american football in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of american football in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of american football in a Sentence

1. Zhao Yaqing:

   Most Chinese people don't have the foggiest idea of American football, instead, many boys in China are familiar with NBA and European soccer.

2. Akshay Khanna:

   When the NFL first started the international series there were a lot of questions around whether there would be demand for American football in Europe, in Asia, in Mexico and elsewhere, it was viewed as such a domestic sport but the NFL has done a phenomenal job of growing its fan base.

3. Bill Polian:

   We are pleased to welcome Johnny Manziel to Alliance of American Football, which weve always described as a league of opportunity for talented players to launch or revitalize their pro football careers, we completed extensive background work to determine whether it would be appropriate for Johnny to play this season, and after consulting with many people familiar with his situation, we concluded that it would be good for him to resume his pro football career here at The Alliance.

4. Bill Peterson:

   The Frankfurt Galaxy( The NFL Europe team) always had tremendous success, at that time there were 2,000 American football clubs in Europe playing the game from juniors through to adults.

5. Bob Dorfman:

   While a non-U.S. staged Super Bowl is not out of the question, I can't see it happening within the next 15-20 years at least, imagine a UEFA Champions League final in New York or Los Angeles, that's about an equal scenario. American football is simply too.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=american football
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/American_Football
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football
4. ^ ChatGPT
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