What does football play mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. football playnoun

    (American football) a play by the offensive team

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  1. football play

    A play from scrimmage is the sequence in the game of gridiron football during which one team tries to advance the ball, get a first down, or score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away. Once a play is over, and before the next play starts, the football is considered dead. A game of American football (or Canadian Football) consists of many (about 120–150) such plays.

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  1. football play

    A football play is a strategic action or set of movements carried out by a football team during a game to advance the ball, score goals, or prevent the opposing team from scoring. It usually involves a particular formation and series of tasks assigned to each player. Football plays are practiced and implemented based on the team's strategy and game situation. They are orchestrated by the coach and executed by the players on the field.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

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

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of football play in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of football play in a Sentence

  1. Clay Matthews:

    Obviously when you're tackling a guy from the front you're gonna land on him, i understand the spirit of the rule, I said that weeks prior. But when you have a hit like that, that's a football play.


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