The basic rules of the American Football

American Football is one of the most popular sports in North America. At BET99, it is also one of the most popular sports to bet on. It must be said that our different types of sports betting on this sport allow them to have a variety and multiple betting choices. However, you may be a beginner in this sport, and we understand that. That's why today our team is teaching you the basic rules of American Football.

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Rules of the game

American football is a sport that is played at 11 against 11.

To understand the goal of this sport, you must first understand that there are two different phases of the game:

• Attack

• Defence

Thus, you will have during these games of 60 minutes (divided into 4 quarters of 15 minutes) phases of attacks and phases of defences. The goal is to win a game by scoring more points than the opposing team. These points can be scored by :

• Touchdown (one touchdown equals 6 points)

• Kick (for an extra point, 1 point)

• Field Goal (a field goal is equal to 3 points) - Safety (a safety equals 2 points)

• Attempt a two-points conversion (2 points)

A touchdown is scored by crossing the goal line located in the so-called End Zone.

It is comparable to a try in rugby. A kick is similar to a rugby penalty. A field goal is similar to a conversion in rugby. The field goal is only scored in the attack phase. A safety is a little more complex.

To score a safety, the opposing ball carrier must be tackled in the End Zone or moved out of the End Zone.

An Attempt a two-point conversion is a play ran from the 2-yard line, in which they must score similar to a touchdown.

The different positions

As in any team sport, a player has his own position. Thus, an American football team has several players and several positions. Among these positions, some are dedicated to the attack phases:

• Quarterback

• Running backs

• Tight Ends

• Wide Receivers

• Offensive line (Left Tackle, Left Guard, Centre, Right Guard, Right Tackle)

In the defensive phase, there are other positions. These positions are:

• Defensive Ends

• Cornerbacks

• Linebackers

• Defensive Tackle

The American Football League

The most popular American football league is the National Football League, better known as the NFL. The NFL league is now separated into two conferences:

• AFC (American Football Conference)

• NFC (National Football Conference)

In each conference, there are 16 teams divided into four geographical areas:

• North - West

• South - East

Each conference (AFC and NFC) has playoff winners. The winners of each conference compete each year in the "Super Bowl". The iconic teams In the NFL, there are teams loved and hated by the fans. Among the most popular, you can find:

• Dallas Cowboys

• Green Bay Packers

• Pittsburgh Steelers

• New England Patriots

• Denver Broncos

Conclusion

To better understand American football after discovering this article, we recommend you to follow some games. Little by little, you will naturally understand the rules and discover this sport that fascinates a whole country! And eventually, you will have a favourite team and become a fan as well.

So who will you root for, the Raiders, the Jaguars or the Vikings? The sports betting on this sport will be more complete because your knowledge will give you the right to have more in-depth analysis on the NFL championship, the recent forms of the players, the best quarterbacks...