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| American Football League (AFL) | The football league that began play in 1960, and later merged into with the National Football League. |
| Bench Warmer | A player who spends most of game sitting on the sidelines, where he''he warms the bench''. |
| Complete | Throw a pass that is caught. |
| Draft Picks | College players selected by NFL team each spring. |
| Drive | A series of plays that drives the defensive back toward its own goal. |
| Field Goal | A goal from the field, is kicked over the crossbar and between the goal post. A field goal is worth three points. |
| Formation | The arrangement of players on the field at the beginning of each play. |
| Fumbles | Balls that are dropped by the players carrying the ball. |
| Huddle | The gathering of players where each new is called. |
| Intercepting | Catching a pass meant for an opponent. |
| Midfield | The 50 yard line. |
| Most Valuable Player (MVP) | The award given each year to the best player; also given to the best player in the Super Bowl. |
| National Football League | The league that was started in 1920 and is still operating today. |
| NFL Champion | The game played each year to decide the winner of the league, from 1933 to 1969. |
| Pro Bowl | The NFL's all-star game,played after the super bowl |
| Professional Football | Football played for money; college and high-school football is considered amateur football. |
| Postseason | the games played after the regular season to decide the season champion |
| Punter | The player who kicks the ball to the other team after his team fails to make a first down. |
| Rusher | A player who runs with the football. |
| Sacking | Tackling of the quarterback. |
| Super Bowl | The championship game of football,played between the winner of the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC). |
| Three- point stance | A lineman's crouch, with one hand touching the ground for balance. |
| Two-way players | People who are on the field for both offense and defense for their team. |
| Kicker | person who kicks the ball through the goal post |
