Football Game Terms Part 3
These football game terms
and jargon are part of sports gamerisms, Define Your
Game!
Football, part 3 completes football gamerisms provided for football
players and fans.
Football Game Terms: P - Q
- Pass:
a throw by the quarterback to an eligible receiver.
- Pass Defender:
football term for player who covers an
opposing receiver.
- Pass
Interference: see offensive and defensive
pass interference.
- Pass
Patterns/Pass Routes: established plays that allow the
passer or quarterback to execute rapidly.
- Pass
Protection: performed by offensive players
to protect
the quarterback from defenders during pass plays.
- Pass Rush:
defending tactic to move forward quickly to
sack/disengage the quarterback.
- PAT or Point
after Touchdown: abbreviation that stands for
point after touchdown. It is a field goal that is worth one point.
- Penalty:
any of a number of infractions that are
illegal and called during the game.
- Personal Foul:
typically unnecessary roughness or any
called foul that is outside of game field play.
- Pick:
another name for an interception. Either way, one
team lost the ball, yikes!
- Pigskins:
football game terms for the required to play
equipment=footballs.
- Pitch-out:
football jargon for lateral pass to a running
back by the quarterback.
- Placekick:
a field goal or kick off taking place from a set
spot on the field.
- Place-kicker:
player on a team designated for kicking.
- Play:
tactical action to score points.
- Play Action
Pass: a pass in which a handoff is faked,
followed by a pass thrown.
- Play Book:
plays that a team runs, usually diagramed in a
book and given to each player.
- Play Clock:
determines time spent before ball is
snapped/put into play. This action must occur before clock is at 0.
- Pocket:
lingo for the area formed by the offensive line
when the ball is in play to protect the quarterback.
- Pooch Kick:
football jargon for a short, high kick.
- Possession: any
team or player in control of the football.
- Previous Spot:
location of the football where the last play
began.
- Primary
Receiver: the number one target for a quarterback.
- Pump Fake:
football jargon for a pass fake by a quarterback.
- Punt:
occurs on fourth down when a team gives the ball back to the other team
after they determine they cannot achieve a first down.
- Pylon:
orange marker marking the corners of the end zone.
- Quarterback:
player who runs the offense and either throws
or hands the ball off. Arguably, the shining star of the team,
certainly the most recognizable.
Football Game Terms:
R
- Reading the
Defense: adjustment of offense based on the
quarterback's analysis of the defense.
- Receiver:
player responsible for catching the football.
- Recovery:
to secure or re-secure possession of a fumble.
- Red Zone:
the area between the 20-yard line and the end
zone.
- Referee:
another name for official. Do I hear a 'he's just
calling 'em like he sees 'em'?
- Return:
player who receives the ball and moves towards the
other direction.
- Reverse:
a running play where a wide receiver is used as a
half back.
- Roll Out:
lingo for the quarterback running toward the
sideline prior to throwing or running with the football.
- Rookie:
football jargon for first-year professional league
player.
- Roughing the
Kicker: hitting of the kicker by the defense
after the kick.
- Roughing the
Passer: hitting of the quarterback by the
defense after the pass is away.
- Route:
pattern run by the receiver in order to get open to
receive a pass.
- Running Back:
player whose primary responsibility is to run
with the football to advance it down the field.
- Running into
the Kicker: inadvertent contact with the
kicker, typically from momentum, after the kick has transpired.
- Rush:
football term for a running play.
Football Game Terms: S
- Sack:
tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
- Safety:
tackling the offense in their own end zone, counts
for two points.
- Scramble:
a broken play where the quarterback must run
under duress.
- Screen Pass:
a pass setup with downfield blocking, thrown
to the running back and starting behind the line of scrimmage.
- Secondary:
the defensive backs on defense.
- Series:
group of 4 downs with the intention of gaining 10
yards.
- Sideline:
field length boundary line located at each sight.
Outside this line is considered out of bounds.
- Signal Caller:
another name for quarterback. Who's the best
'clutch quarterback'? Talk amongst yourselves on this one.
- Single-elimination:
football game terms for tournament
where a
team is eliminated after one loss.
- Slant:
football game terms for a straight route run on an
angle by a wide receiver.
- Special teams:
refers to players who play on the kick and
punt teams.
- Snap:
lingo for football hike.
- Spike:
football jargon for player who celebrates a
touchdown with a quick ball throw down.
- Spiral:
an accurate pass or kick where the football spins
in the same direction.
- Squib kick:
short kick that remains close to the ground in
which a return is not possible.
- Spot:
football term for marked location of forward progress
and/or a foul.
- Stiff or
Straight-Arm: ball carrier's move to deflect an
opposing tackler.
- Succeeding
Spot: location of start of next play if no
penalty called.
- Super
Bowl: Championship game in the National Football
League.
Usually,
played in January or February, this is one big parteeee!
Football Game Terms: T
- Tackle:
football term for player position for both the
offensive and defensive lines.
- Tackling:
football term for contact of ball carrier with
the intention of tackling him to the ground to end the play.
- Territory:
area of field that each team guards against the
opposing team, thus, half the field.
- Third-and-long:
football jargon for play that requires an
advance of more than 7 yards on a third down.
- Touchdown or
TD: six points, scored when the offense
crosses into the opponent's end zone.
- Touchback:
a kickoff that goes into the end zone: spotted
at the 20-yard line.
- Turnover:
change of possession.
- Two minute
warning: signal that there is two minutes left
in the play segment.
- Two Point
Conversion: attempt at two points after a
touchdown by crossing the end zone instead of kicking.
Football Game Terms: U - Z
- Unnecessary
Roughness: use of excessive force when tackling
a player.
- Uprights:
part of the goalpost that the ball must go
between to score a PAT or field goal.
- Wideout:
a wide receiver or receiver.
- Wild card:
team that advances to the playoffs based on
their record in their division. Basically, a second place qualification
prize.
- Winning
percentage: football term for number of games that
a team has won during a specific time period.
- Yips:
bad case of nerves resulting in shakes that make it very difficult for
a gamer to play well. This lingo can be used in reference to many games.
- Zone Defense:
defensive scheme in which players cover an
area of the field as opposed to covering a specific man.
From
Football Game Terms, you can go to Baseball Playes Terms
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