Punt: A kick in which the ball is dropped and kicked before it reaches the ground. Used to give up the ball to the opposition after offensive downs have been used, as far down the field as possible.

 

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Punt: A kick in which the ball is dropped and kicked before it reaches the ground. Used to give up the ball to the opposition after offensive downs have been used, as far down the field as possible.

Punter (P): A kicker who specializes in punting as opposed to place kicking.

Shield Punt: When 7 men line up on the line of scrimmage and immediately start to cover the punt while 3 offensive players stay to guard the punter.

Muffed Punt: Occurs when there is an 'uncontrolled touch' of the football after it is punted. May be recovered but not advanced by the kicking team.

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Contrapuntal: Texture employing counterpoint, or two or more melodic lines.

Three-And-Out: When an offensive team fails to gain a first down on the first three plays of a drive, and thus is forced to punt on fourth down.

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