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NFL Football Crossword Puzzle

22 words

Across

  • 4. Desperate long pass
  • 6. Changing the play at the line
  • 10. Bringing a ball carrier to the ground
  • 12. Kicking the ball to the other team
  • 13. Post-season tournament games
  • 15. Catching an opponent's pass
  • 17. Starting play of each half
  • 18. Dropping the football during play
  • 21. Nickname for a football
  • 22. Y-shaped structure for field goals

Down

  • 1. Extra period when the game is tied
  • 2. Nickname for the football field
  • 3. Quarterback running to avoid a sack
  • 5. Two-point defensive score
  • 7. Defensive rush at the quarterback
  • 8. Center passes ball to quarterback
  • 9. Wide receiver position
  • 11. Illegal block from behind penalty
  • 14. Annual event to select new players
  • 16. Scoring play worth six points
  • 19. Backwards pass during play
  • 20. Player who throws the ball
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