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American football and Comparison of American and Canadian football

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Difference between American football and Comparison of American and Canadian football

American football vs. Comparison of American and Canadian football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. American and Canadian football are gridiron codes of football that are very similar.

Similarities between American football and Comparison of American and Canadian football

American football and Comparison of American and Canadian football have 24 things in common (in Unionpedia): Canadian football, Canadian Football League, College football, Comparison of American football and rugby league, Comparison of American football and rugby union, Down (gridiron football), End zone, Fair catch, Field goal, Glossary of American football, Gridiron football, Hash marks, National Football League, NFL Europe, Official (American football), Play clock, Quarterback, Rugby football, Safety (gridiron football position), Safety (gridiron football score), Single (football), Tight end, Touchdown, Two-minute warning.

Canadian football

Canadian football is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone).

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities.

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Comparison of American football and rugby league

A comparison between American football and rugby league is possible because of their shared origins and similar game concepts.

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Comparison of American football and rugby union

A comparison of American football and rugby union is possible because of the games' shared origins, despite their dissimilarities.

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Down (gridiron football)

A down is a period in which a play transpires in American and Canadian football.

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End zone

The end zone is the scoring area on the field, according to gridiron-based codes of football.

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Fair catch

A fair catch is a feature of American football and several other codes of football, in which a player attempting to catch a ball kicked by the opposing team – either on a kickoff or punt – is entitled to catch the ball without interference from any member of the kicking team.

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Field goal

A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in American football and Canadian football.

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Glossary of American football

The following terms are used in American football, both conventional and indoor.

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Gridiron football

Gridiron football,.

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Hash marks

Hash marks are short lines, running perpendicular to sidelines or sideboards, used to mark locations, primarily in sports.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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NFL Europe

The World League of American Football (shortened to WLAF or World LeagueThe abbreviation "World League" was often used in /// in 1991 and 1992, but "World League of American Football" was often used on TV and posters), later renamed the NFL Europe League (NFL Europe for short) and then NFL Europa, was a professional American football league which operated between 1991 and 2007.

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Official (American football)

In American football, an official is a person who has responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game.

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Play clock

A play clock, also called a delay-of-game timer, is a countdown clock intended to speed up the pace of the game, and hopefully the scoring, in American football and Canadian football.

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Quarterback

A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

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Rugby football

Rugby football refers to the team sports rugby league and rugby union.

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Safety (gridiron football position)

Safety, historically known as a safetyman, is a position in American and Canadian football played by a member of the defense.

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Safety (gridiron football score)

In gridiron football, the safety (American football) or safety touch (Canadian football) is a scoring play that results in two points (or, in rare cases, one point) being awarded to the scoring team.

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Single (football)

In Canadian football, a single (single point, or rouge), scoring one point, is awarded when the ball is kicked into the end zone by any legal means, other than a convert (successful or not) or a successful field goal, and the receiving team does not return, or kick, the ball out of its end zone.

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Tight end

The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and formerly Canadian football, on the offense.

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Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in both American and Canadian football.

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Two-minute warning

In the National Football League (NFL), the two-minute warning is given when two minutes of game time remain on the game clock in each half of a game, i.e. near the end of the second and fourth quarters.

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The list above answers the following questions

American football and Comparison of American and Canadian football Comparison

American football has 316 relations, while Comparison of American and Canadian football has 103. As they have in common 24, the Jaccard index is 5.73% = 24 / (316 + 103).

References

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