football play

Noun
  1. (American football) a play by the offensive team (synset 100559667)
    referred to in: american football, american football game - 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
    is a type of: play - a preset plan of action in team sports
    subtypes:
    • audible - a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
    • touchback - (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone
    • run, running, running game, running play - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
    • pass, passing, passing game, passing play - (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
    • power play - a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play
    • handoff - (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate
    • tackle - (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground

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