NFL 101 Series: The NFL Pro Bowl Explained
The Pro Bowl is like the All Star Game or State Of Origin of the NFL. It is an exhibition game between the best players for each position in the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). A ballot goes out at the end of each season for NFL fans, players and coaches ...read more
NFL 101: The NFL Playoffs Explained
With the NFL Playoffs in full swing I have had a few friends and family ask me how the NFL Playoffs actually work and if they are anything like the AFL finals. The simple answer is that the NFL Playoffs are nothing like the AFL Finals so here is a quick and basic rundown for ...read more
NFL 101 Series: How Fantasy Football Works
For many pigskin-loving Americans, the ability to control a professional football team is the ultimate dream. Fantasy football allows this dream to become a (virtual) reality. Players can compose a team of athletes to compete against both friends and strangers! To succeed in fantasy football, you need the business sav vy of a general manager, ...read more
NFL 101 Series: The NFL Draft
Introduction to How the NFL Draft Works Each spring brings hope for National Football League (NFL) teams, especially for those that had poor win-loss records in the previous season. The NFL draft is held in April and is the opportunity for teams to improve their roster by adding those college players considered to be the ...read more
NFL 101 Series: Penalties & Officials
A football game actually consists of three teams, with the third team being the officiating crew. They also have a uniform, which consists of a shirt with vertical black and white stripes, white pants and a white or black hat. These men are responsible for enforcing the rules of the game as outlined by the NFL ...read more
NFL 101 Series: Scoring and Moving the ball downfield
A football game begins with a coin toss to decide which team will receive the opening kickoff. From the opening kickoff, the two teams battle to take possession of the ball. Possession means that a team’s offensive unit has the ball. A team can take possession of the ball in several ways: Receiving a kickoff – ...read more
NFL 101 Series: The Defense and Special Teams
When a team does not have possession of the ball, it is on defense and uses various methods to prevent the other team’s offense from scoring. These players must tackle the offensive player who has the ball to stop the offense from advancing. The Defense will also try to take the ball away from the ...read more
NFL 101 Series: The Offense
An NFL roster consists of no more 53 players on a team and only 11 players per team are allowed on the field at one time. To understand an NFL roster, you have to identify the three teams within a team: the offense, the defense and special teams. Each of these groups has specialized positions with a specific set of ...read more
NFL 101 Series: How American Football Works
American football is a unique sport — it is a game about gaining territory as much as it is about scoring points. When two teams step onto a football field, each is battling for every inch it can take from the other. Each team wants to defend the field that is behind it and invade ...read more
NFL 101 Series: A Brief History Of The NFL
The National Football League is the premier and currently the only professional football league in the United States. The League consists of 32 member teams that play a complicated series of games throughout the fall and early winter months, including exhibition games, the regular season, the bowl games and the February Super Bowl. * Although ...read more
