I understand the basics of football.
Just want to learn more about timeouts specifically.
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Half of these answers are wrong. The answer at a high level is to stop the clock at the end of a half. It’s actually rare for timeouts to be used at the end of the first or third quarter.
A team has up to 3 timeouts per half, and they do not carry over. Time outs can be used to strategize, but they’re most often used to stop a running clock.
The team who did not receive the kickoff at the start of the game receives the kickoff at the start of the third quarter, regardless of where the ball was on the field when the teams went to half time. Teams use their timeouts for the end of the first half because they want to make sure they complete their drives before the end of the half.
But teams save their timeouts for the end of the 4th quarter even more often. This is because if you know you’re winning, you can run the ball to keep the clock ticking. The losing team saves their timeouts to stop the clock.
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