In football, a first down is attained when an offensive team makes its first 10 yard goal. The offensive team has four tries to move the football 10 yards each try. Every time 10 yards is reached, it is a first down.
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Zone defense is a football term. It begins with the letter z.
in football the term tier means a layer of defense on the field for example the first tier would be the defensive linemen then safety and crackback and so on and so on.
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If you mean flanker. It is an old term for a wide receiver
The term "bowl" originated from the Rose Bowl Stadium, site of the first post-season college football games.
The term football hooliganism has unknown origins but can be traced back all the way into the 14th century. In 1314 Edward the second banned football because of this.
The term was actually "Blue Gums" and its used down south as a derogatory way to address black people.
A "down" is the term for a single play (from scrimmage). On offense, a team has four "downs" with which to gain ten yards, or else they must forfeit possession of the football to the other team. When they do gain the required ten yards, they get a new series of four downs. This process continues until the team scores, or loses/forfeits possession of the ball.
MoV is not specifically a football term and actually has more relevance to gambling. It means Margin of Victory.
To summarize or in a nutshell.