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After any score (except a safety), the team that scored kicks the ball to the other team. After a safety, the team scored against has to kick the ball to the other team from their own twenty yard line.
====Playing the Game====
In order to score, the offense must move the ball down the field. A player either runs with the ball, or the quarterback passes the ball to another eligible player. The defense, of course, attempts to stop the offensive players from moving the ball. Each time the offense gets the ball, it has four plays (called "downs") to move the ball at least ten yards. If the offense moves the ball at least ten yards, it then earns four more downs with the ball.
Each time the offense gains at least ten yards, it will be in a "first down, ten yards to go" situation. If the offense fails to make a "first down" (i.e., gain ten yards in four plays), it must turn the ball over to the other team. Unless the offensive team is close to the opponent's goal, it will punt (kick) the ball to the other team on fourth down. Thus the opposing team will be farther away from a scoring opportunity.
====Length of Game====
A regulation game is divided into four equal segments, called "quarters." Each quarter has 15 minutes of actual playing time. (In this game, you can set the length of a quarter from one minute up to 99 minutes.) At the end of two quarters, the teams take a break from playing, called "half-time." At the beginning of the game and at the beginning of the third quarter, one team (selected by a coin toss) kicks the ball to the other team. The team receiving the ball has the first chance to play offense. At the beginning of the second and fourth quarters, the teams continue play from the same point on the field where the previous quarter ended. (In a real game, the teams switch ends of the field. In this game, they stay at the same end of the field.) The team that has the most points at the end of the fourth quarter wins the game.
====Play Description====
The following short descriptions of offensive and defensive plays should help you as you select your plays.
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! Offensive Plays !! When to Call
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| Drive play || Short yardage play into the middle of the opponent's formation . . . attack on the center of a 4-3-4 defense.
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| Off tackle || Standard power running play . . . the ball carrier tries to run between the opponent's center and end.
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| HB sweep || End run by the halfback . . . can gain good yardage if blocking is good - if not, you can lose a lot of yards.
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| Fullback draw || A good play when the defense is expecting a pass play . . . the fullback often can slip through the defensive linemen to gain yardage.
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| Screen right || A short pass to a running back with other players blocking ahead of him . . . same advantage as a fullback draw play.
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| Flare pass || A short pass to a running back coming out of the backfield . . . has a very good chance of completion but big gains are not likely ... can be effective against the blitz.
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| Slant-in || A medium length (10·15 yards) pass to a flanker cutting across the field . . . cannot be used on or inside the opponent's 10 yard line.
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| Bomb || A long pass ... low chance of completion ... quarterback sack more likely . . . cannot be used on or inside the
opponent's 20 yard line.
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| Sideline pass || For use when time is short and the offense is behind ... the receiver catches the ball and runs immediately out of bounds ... always stops the clock . . . very short gains on this pass.
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| Punt || A kick to the defensive team . . . normally used on fourth down when the offense believes it cannot make a first down and is not close enough to attempt a field goal.
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| Field Goal || Can only be attempted from within the 50 yard line.
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