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A "TD" in football is a "touchdown" and is worth 6 points. Following a TD, a team has an opportunity to score a "PAT," or point after touchdown. This can be a kick for one point, or a run for two points.
A pass TD is a touchdown scored in football when a player throws the ball to a teammate in the end zone, resulting in a score of 6 points for the team.
Reggie White scored six points (1 TD) in 1992 on a 37 yard fumble recovery. He also scored a TD in 1987 on a 70 yard fumble recovery.
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6 points for touchdown in American football
6 points for a touch down in American football.
Football Reference credited Matt Cassel with 0 TD passes in the 2007 season. In his 3 seasons with the Patriots he has thrown 2 TD passes, both in the 2005 season. He did score 1 rushing TD in 2007.
The way I figure it, there are eight ways to score 12 points in American Football. Two TDs with two missed extra points (6 + 6) One TD with missed PAT, 2 Field goals (6+3+3) One TD + PAT + FG + Safety ( 6+1+3+2) One TD with 2 Pt Conversion + 2 Safeties (6+2+2+2) One TD with missed PAT + 3 Safeties (6+2+2+2) 4 field goals (3+3+3+3) Two FG's + three Safeties (3+3+2+2+2) 6 Safeties (2+2+2+2+2+2)
If a blocked field goal is picked up by the defending team and is run into the end zone, it is a touch down, and the team would score 6 points.
The letters TD following a name typically stand for "Touchdown," which is a term used in American football to signify when a player carries the ball into the opponent's end zone for a score. So, if you see TD after a name, it likely indicates that the player scored a touchdown.
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