Sports Genius
Glossary of American Football Terms
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12th Man
2 Point Conversion
3-4
3 and out
46
4-3
5-2
A
AFC
Audible
B
Backfield
BCS
Bench
Black Monday
Blitz
Box
Bountygate
Bubble screen
Butt Fumble
C
Canton
Carry
CFL
Coaching Tree
Cotton Bowl
Completion
Cover 3
Cover 2
Chain crew
Crossbar
D
Dime
Down
Double Coverage
Dual-Threat
E
Eligible Receiver
End Zone
F
Fair Catch
Fake punt
FBS
FCS
Field Goal
Flats
Flexbone
Formation
Free Agency
Fumble
G
Game manager
Goaline
Goal post
Grey Cup
H
H-back
Hail Mary
Hard Count
Heisman Trophy
Holding
Holy Roller
Horse collar
Hurry-up Offense/No-huddle Offense
I
I-Form
Icing The Kicker
Immaculate reception
Interception
J
Joker
K
Key
Kickoff
Kneel/Take a Knee
L
Lambeau Leap
Lateral
Line of Scrimmage
M
Man Coverage
Marty Ball
Man in Motion
N
NFC
NFL
NFL Europa
NFL Combine
NFL Draft
Nickel
No yards
O
Offside
Onside Kick
P
Pass Interference
Pistol
Play Action Pass
Point After Touchdown (PAT)
Pro Bowl
Pump Fake
Punt
Pocket Passer
Pylons
Q
QB Sneak
Quarter
R
Read
Recruitment
Redshirt
Rose Bowl
RedZone
S
Sack
Safety
Singleback
Shotgun
Sideline
Snap
Sneak
Spike
Spygate
Squib kick
Statue of Liberty
Sugar Bowl
Super Bowl
Swinging Gate
T
T-Form
Touchdown
Trap
Trenches
Turnover
U
Under center
V
Vanier Cup
Veer
W
West Coast Offense
Wildcat
Wishbone
X
Y
Yard line
Z