A pro football game is 60 minutes of play time. This is broken down into 4 quarters consisting of 15 minutes each. So why does it take 3 hours for a football game to be played? A 60 minute football game is the actual playing time, not all the things that occur during a football game where the teams are not actually engaged in play.There are many reasons why the clock is stopped during play. Penalties are one reason the clock is stopped. Depending on the penalty and the discussions of said penalty by the Read the rest of this entry »

Just as the title says, you can score anywhere from one to six points in football at a time. The only way to score six points is to score a touchdown. A touchdown is when either a player runs the football or catches a pass in the end zone. After a touchdown, the team can then decide to kick an extra point or go for two points. To get one point, the kicker must kick the ball between the goal posts. If he misses, then no points will Read the rest of this entry »

In order to score a touchdown in the NFL, your team must get to the opposing team’s end zone. In most cases, a team must travel 80 yards. This is because most kickoffs nowadays are touchbacks since they moved the kickoff spot to the 35-yard-line. In other words, there is no kickoff return and the ball is placed on your team’s 20-yard-line. If, by chance, a team possesses the ball at their own 1 yard line, then they will have to travel 99 yards in order to score. Traveling 100 yards is extremely rare, Read the rest of this entry »

The referees in football ensure that players follow the rules of play primarily by calling penalties for infractions of the rules. A referee indicates that an infraction has occurred by throwing a flag on the field, a bright yellow piece of fabric tied around a small bean bag. This is why you’ll sometime hear a flag referred to as a bean bag.

When a flag is thrown on a play several things may happen as a result. If the infraction occurred before the ball was snapped, Read the rest of this entry »