What does 1st and 10 mean in football?

Answer 1

it means it's the first down and ten yards to go until the next first down

Answer 2

1st and 10 means that the offense now has 4 tries, or downs, to move the ball 10 yards. (1st down and 10 yards to go).

Answer 3

You have to get a first down. When you get a first down, it moves the chains and it is first down. When you have a first down and the are no penalties, it is a first and ten.