eli5: How do American Football teams choose plays?

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I just want to know. Wouldn’t certain plays require knowing what the other team is going to do in their next play? How on earth does a team choose plays, and what can be their reasoning behind choosing it?

Also, don’t teams have entire playbooks, with dozens of complicated plays in them? Do the players all have to study these constantly to remember them all?

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One thing some teams do is call two plays in the huddle. Then as the QB sees how the defense is lined up, uses an audible to say which of the two is the one to execute. This gives the quarterback some flexibility if he sees that one of the receivers is going to have a easier time getting clear.

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