This is a list of common American football lingo and terminology.
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1st Down
3-4 Defense
3rd And Long
53-Man Roster
8 In The Box
A.
A Gap
All-Purpose Yards
Audible
Automatic First Down
B.
B Gap
Back Shoulder Fade
Backfield
Blind Side
Blitz
Bomb
Box
Bump And Run
Bust
Buttonhook
C.
C Gap
Carry
Chain
Checkdown
Chip Shot
Coffin Corner
Comeback Route
Completion Percentage
Counter
Cutback
D.
Dead Ball
Defensive Back
Defensive End (DE)
Direct Snap
E.
Eight In The Box
Encroachment
End Zone
Extra Point (XP)
F.
Face Mask
Fair Catch
False Start
Field Goal
Field Position
First Down
Forced Fumble
Forward Progress
Franchise Player
Free Kick
Front Seven
Fumble
Fumble Recovery
G.
Go For It
Goal Line
Gridiron
Guard
H.
Hail Mary
Handoff
Hands Team
Huddle
I.
I Formation
Icing The Kicker
Illegal Use Of Hands To The Face
Ineligible Receiver
Intentional Grounding
Interception
J.
K.
L.
Lambeau Leap
Line Of Scrimmage
Long Snapper
M.
Man-To-Man Defense
Max Protect
Muffed Punt
N.
Neutral Zone
Nickel Defense
No-Huddle Offense
O.
Offensive Guard (OG)
Offside
Oklahoma Drill
Onside Kick
P.
Play-Action
Pocket
Physically Unable To Perform List (PUP List)
Pick Six
Play Clock
Point After Touchdown (PAT)
Punt
Q.
Quarterback
Quarterback Scramble
R.
Read Option
Red Zone
Roughing The Passer
Run Out The Clock
Rush
S.
Sack
Safety
Scramble
Shoot The Gap
Shovel Pass
Shutout
Single Set Back
Slant
Snap
Snap Count
Spike
Spot
Spread Offense
Stiff Arm
Strip
T.
Tackle
Take A Knee
Third-And-Long
Three-And-Out
Three-Point Stance
Throwaway
Touchdown
Two-Minute Warning
