Hey so I’m am adult woman who was not allowed to ask questions about sports growing up so I thought I hated them for a long time. This is my second season as a NFL viewer and I get so confused sometimes.
There is a new dynamic kickoff rule and I have googled it but still have no idea what it means.
Yesterday The Lions and The Rams went into OT and I thought the refs said that both teams would have a chance to have possession of the ball but The Lions scored a TD and won the game.
I understand that offense is the team with possession of the ball and their QB is on the field and defense is trying to stop them from scoring but I don’t understand the other positions. If there is an injury can a defensive player play on offense or is that a big no no?
I just want to watch a game without constantly having to Google what’s going on.
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honestly the game might be more enjoyable if you only know the rules from “10,000 feet”, and youll pick up the rest as you continue watching.
some the rules are open to a lot of interpertation by the referees, like holding and pushing….and thinking you know the rules or what constitutes an infraction will just agrivate you.
core rules (as a non hardcore football fan)
4 attempts to move a minimum 10 yards, after 10 yards you get 4 more attempts……fail to move 10 yards and the opposing team takes over. this means most teams will use attempt 4 to punt the ball away.
all movement comes after the snap – move too soon and thats a penalty (either offence or defence)
cant trip, hang on to, or push players trying to catch the ball
cant tackle by certain parts of the body (grabing facemask and yanking head down)
3 points for a field goal
6 points for a touch down plus extra attempt……..most will go for field goal 1point but they can try and score another touchdown for +2 points
the new kickoff rule this year…….i dont quite get it; but figure its trying to keep the game exciting and moving…….(kinda like the baseball pitch clock) in seasons past nearly all kickoffs ended in a touchback, so why bother with doing it at all if there was a singular common strategy
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