The Last Poster Wins! [v21]

[Chibi Altaria]

The offense has 3 tries to run to a 1st down. They need to get the football 10 yards down the field. If they don't succeed, it is 4th down. Most of the time the offense punts the ball on 4th down(kick it to the other team) or goes for a field goal(kick pig between yellow fork 3 points yes) A field goal is worth 3 points. I have some...reservations about the way some coaches call plays, regarding 4th down...but that's for another time.

A touchdown is worth 6 points, that is when the offense successfully makes it to the end of the field. After the touchdown, much like a field goal, the kicker kicks the ball through the yellow fork for an extra 1 point.

A defenses job is to murder the offense, make sure they stop breathing, no touchdown, grab the ball at all costs. Unless that defense's name is the Cleveland Brown, universal rule of american sports, Cleveland sucks(except for their basketball team)

That is the simple explanation. It is not constant, like soccer.

But, like...what's a "1st down"? XD WHAT ARE THESE DOWNS? So your touchdowns are like our goals, then. They're both worth 6 points. I'm still confused regarding the rest lol. TO YOUTUBE.

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But, like...what's a "1st down"? XD WHAT ARE THESE DOWNS? So your touchdowns are like our goals, then. They're both worth 6 points. I'm still confused regarding the rest lol. TO YOUTUBE.

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[Noblejanobii]

But, like...what's a "1st down"? XD WHAT ARE THESE DOWNS? So your touchdowns are like our goals, then. They're both worth 6 points. I'm still confused regarding the rest lol. TO YOUTUBE.

So a "down" is what's used as sort of like an interval system to explain how many times the offensive team has tried to get towards the opposing team's goal to either kick a field goal or get a touchdown. You get four tries or "downs" get 10 yards (or more) down the field. However, in most cases when people reach their "fourth down" or "fourth try", they usually punt the ball, which means they bring a special team onto the field and have someone kick the ball as far down the field as possible to the other team's receiver. Thus the punting team switches from offense to defense and the receiving from defense to offense.

Touchdowns occur when you get to the end of the field. They are worth six points like your goals. However, after ever touchdown, the scoring team has a chance to get what's called extra points. They can either sub in a kicker to kick the ball between the yellow goal posts for one point or try to score another touchdown from a certain yard line (not sure which one) for two points. Most teams just kick it. Another method of scoring is the field goal, which is essentially the extra point except a field goal is worth three points and is usually kicked from much further out. There's also what's called a safety which is worth two points but I don't really know the concept around that because I've never actually seen it happen.

Unlike your football, our field is very rectangular whereas yours appeared to be circular. Our football is more focused on gaining and losing yardage and pretty much stops after every play whereas yours seemed to be more flowing and constant like soccer. There's several different penalties a team can get that costs yardage or possession of the ball. For example if a person moves across the line of offense before the ball has been sent to the quarterback then that's false start I believe. If a person drops the ball thats a fumble and unless the guy who dropped it or one of his teammates jumps on top of it then it can be recovered by the other team. Much like how basketball has a shot clock, football has a second clock that makes the offensive team get the play off in a certain amount of time. If they fail to start the play before this clock hits zero then it's called delay of game which costs the offensive team five yards, I believe. There's also different types of like "fouls" such as facemask, horse collar, holding, and targeting, along with others, these are all calls that have to do with how a player was holding onto or hitting another player. The punishments for these range from yardage loss for the offending team (which means that if this were called on the defense then it's in favor to the offense because then the offense gains five or whatever the penalizing amount of yards is) to, in the case of targeting, a person being ejected from the game and possibly the next one. If you want to know the specifics of penalties I would suggest looking it up because I don't know all of them well enough to explain.

Does this make more sense?

[Neo Emolga]

I am solidly impressed with the way you guys explained that. :3

I definitely could not have said that any better myself.

[Noblejanobii]

I am solidly impressed with the way you guys explained that. :3

I definitely could not have said that any better myself.

Thanks. Feel free to add in any extra details I might have missed. I'm not an expert when it comes to football so I just explained what I know in the simplest way possible while also trying to relate it to Aussie football so that it makes more sense.

[Plasmalpha Arceus]

However, in most cases when people reach their "fourth down" or "fourth try", they usually punt the ball, which means they bring a special team onto the field and have someone kick the ball as far down the field as possible to the other team's receiver. Thus the punting team switches from offense to defense and the receiving from defense to offense.

One thing to note is, if the ball enters the receiving team's end zone during a punt, the receivers automatically start the ball 20 yards from their own goal.

Also if on 4th down the team decides to aim for the 1st down instead of punt it, and fail, they turn the ball over to the defending team where the ball was stopped.

Touchdowns occur when you get to the end of the field. They are worth six points like your goals. However, after ever touchdown, the scoring team has a chance to get what's called extra points. They can either sub in a kicker to kick the ball between the yellow goal posts for one point or try to score another touchdown from a certain yard line (not sure which one) for two points. Most teams just kick it. Another method of scoring is the field goal, which is essentially the extra point except a field goal is worth three points and is usually kicked from much further out. There's also what's called a safety which is worth two points but I don't really know the concept around that because I've never actually seen it happen.

A safety happens when the defending team tackles whoever has the ball inside their own endzone. For example, if the quarterback (guy who throws the ball most of the time) gets tackled inside his team's endzone while moving the ball, the rival team gets 2 points and gets possession.

Unlike your football, our field is very rectangular whereas yours appeared to be circular. Our football is more focused on gaining and losing yardage and pretty much stops after every play whereas yours seemed to be more flowing and constant like soccer. There's several different penalties a team can get that costs yardage or possession of the ball. For example if a person moves across the line of offense before the ball has been sent to the quarterback then that's false start I believe. If a person drops the ball thats a fumble and unless the guy who dropped it or one of his teammates jumps on top of it then it can be recovered by the other team. Much like how basketball has a shot clock, football has a second clock that makes the offensive team get the play off in a certain amount of time. If they fail to start the play before this clock hits zero then it's called delay of game which costs the offensive team five yards, I believe. There's also different types of like "fouls" such as facemask, horse collar, holding, and targeting, along with others, these are all calls that have to do with how a player was holding onto or hitting another player. The punishments for these range from yardage loss for the offending team (which means that if this were called on the defense then it's in favor to the offense because then the offense gains five or whatever the penalizing amount of yards is) to, in the case of targeting, a person being ejected from the game and possibly the next one. If you want to know the specifics of penalties I would suggest looking it up because I don't know all of them well enough to explain.

Does this make more sense?

There is also unsportsmanlike conduct which can range from taunting and "excessive celebration" to brawling on the field. The first two cause 15 yard penalties and the last one, though rare, can cause ejection from the game and possible suspension depending on how serious the fight was.

[Noblejanobii]

@Plasmalpha Arceus Ah thanks for the add ons! I forgot about some of that.

[Plasmalpha Arceus]

Anytime ;)

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[Noblejanobii]

Uhoh another tapatalk invader

[Plasmalpha Arceus]

The app doesn't let me turn off the sig in quick reply 😑