Super Bowl

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This is not as much about the match itself…

The match was shown live on Dutch TV as well…(at midnight local time).

There are only some sports of which I don’t have single clue about the rules, and along with curling, American football (and like sports such as rugby etc), is a game I can’t understand a thing of, apart from (how many players are there in one team?) x number of barbarians fighting about a ball. During the live-transmission I didn’t understand much, so I recorded it.

Now can someone explain me the rules, so when I watch it again, I at least can get some sense of the excitement that comes along during a final.

Thanks in advance

(Ps, I found it quite cool that the referee had a microphone…this should also be done in soccer too:k: )

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Re: Super Bowl

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*Originally posted by NeSCio: *
American football (and like sports such as rugby etc), is a game I can't understand a thing of, apart from (how many players are there in one team?) x number of barbarians fighting about a ball. During the live-transmission I didn't understand much, so I recorded it.
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You didn't understand it, so you recorded it? You must be one extremely disciplined guy. If I don't understand a game, I usually just change the channel.

Anyway, so it seems you do know "how many players are there in one team"? So how many are there in American football?

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NeSCio bhai, the rules depend no the league. SuperBowl is NFL … and here is the website that explain the rules http://www.nfl.com/fans/rules/

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Faisal, after many tries this time i really wanted to understand the game.

btw there are 11 players in each side on the field.

aj: thnx for the site :k:

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man this is the most exciting game in the world

let me see if i can explain to you

there is a 100 yard long field..and your goal is to get to the end zone..you have 4 tries to make 10 yards..if you make the 10 yards you get another 4 tries to make 10 yards..defence is trying to stop you..if you can't make the 10 yards after the first three tries you normally punt the ball to the other team..cuz if you fail on the 4th try the other team will take over from the same spot..but if you punt the ball they will have a longer distance to score

also u should know about field goal..lets say if you are closer to the end zone but you can't get the first down because defence has stopped you from getting the first down on the first 3 tries..you can make a field goal and get three points..touchdown gets you 7 points

kuch samajh aaya?

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Sheraz bhai jaan, since you know so much about Football, lemme ask you something. How much is the distance to the goal for an extra point conversion?

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i think its 20 yards..not sure..should have paid attention to that too..but its really short..kickers dont really miss the extra point

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I believe it is 17 yards.

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I believe it is 18.5 yards.

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I believe you are bullsheetting with us.

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I am no expert but the try (extra point conversion) by a kick is usually at least 2-3 yards away from the goal line. And the distance between the goal line and goal post is about 30 feet or 10 yards.

So, the ball should be placed at least 12-13 yards away.

p.s: Don't sue me if I am wrong.

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AJ, you are close...

Distance from the end zone to goal = 10 yards
Line of scrimmage is at the 2 yards line = 2 yards
Ball placer is five yards behind the snapper = 5 yards

Total = 17 yards.

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yeh so u were basically trying to quiz me..i see how it is

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This is my way of teaching others.

So how do you like it?. Acha question thaa naa?. NFL ki web site per bhi iska jawaab nahee milayga.

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actually I’m very much intrigued by the shape of the football…it’s well thought over IMO :k: and the throwing technique is good too :k: