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End Line: The boundary line that runs the width of the field along each end.

End Zone: The area between the end line (or deadline in Canadian amateur football) and the goal line, bounded by the sidelines.

Extra Point: A single point scored in a conversion attempt by making what would be a field goal during general play.

Face Mask: A foul in which a player grabs the face mask or helmet opening of another player's helmet, usually in the process of making a tackle. It results in a 15 yard penalty. A 5-yard penalty was on . . . View Full Definition

Fair Catch: When a kick returner decides only to catch a punt or kickoff and not advance it, protecting himself from being hit by an opponent; he signals for a fair catch by raising one hand in the air . . . View Full Definition

False Start: The sudden movement of the offense in an effort to draw the defense offsides.

Fantasy Football: A game in which the participants (called 'owners') each draft on their own or with the aid of software[3] a team of real-life NFL players and then score points based on those players' statis . . . View Full Definition

Field Goal: A place kick that passes above the crossbar and between the uprights of the goalpost, earning the team that kicked it 3 points.

Field Judge: The official traditionally in charge of timekeeping

Field Of Play: The area between both the goal lines and the sidelines, and in some contexts the space vertically above it.

Field Position: The location of a team on the field relative to the two goal lines; good field position for a team is near its opponent’s goal line, while bad field position is close to its own goal line.

First Down: The first of a set of four downs. Usually, a team which has a first down needs to advance the ball 10 yards to receive another first down, but penalties or field position (i.e. Less than 10 . . . View Full Definition

Flanker: A player position on offense. A wide receiver who lines up in the backfield outside of another receiver. The term is used infrequently in American Football, having been long since replaced b . . . View Full Definition

Flat: An area on the field between the line of scrimmage and 10 yards into the defensive backfield, and within 15 yards of the sideline. Running backs often run pass routes to the flat when they a . . . View Full Definition

Flea Flicker: A trick play in which a running back throws a backward pass back to the quarterback, who then throws a pass to a wide receiver or tight end.

Flexbone: A formation involving three running backs where a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at both ends of the offensive line.

Formation: An arrangement of the offensive skill players. A formation usually is described in terms of how the running backs line up (e.g. I formation, which refers to the half back is lined up about 7 . . . View Full Definition

Forward Pass: A pass that touches a person, object, or the ground closer to the opponent's end line than where it was released from, or is accidentally lost during a forward throwing motion.

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