A touchdown in American football occurs when a player carrying the ball crosses the opponent's goal line into the end zone, scoring six points for their team.
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In American football, scoring half a touchdown is not possible because a touchdown is worth 6 points. Scoring half a touchdown would not contribute to the team's overall score.
Yes, in American football, the football must cross the goal line for a touchdown to be scored.
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Yes, a passing touchdown does count as a touchdown in football.
In both Canadian and American football as touchdown gets the team two points. In Canadian football the field is larger and the team has twelve players instead of the American team that has eleven.
Scoring a field goal in American football cannot be done in conjunction with a touchdown. They are two independent ways of scoring. You may have meant can you score an "extra point" without a touchdown. In American football, extra points (1 or 2 depending on type of play), can only happen in conjunction with a touchdown. In Canadian football, they may be scored under circumstances not related to a touchdown.
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6 Points for a Touchdown (in American Football)
Frank Tripucka of the Denver Broncos has the distinction of having thrown the first touchdown pass in the American Football League's history (to Al Carmichael on Sep. 9, 1960 at Boston).
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A touchdown is worth 6 points in football.