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Four downs would make it too easy to get a first down. As it is, Canadian Football is a much more wide open and high-offence game than its American cousin. The down rules in the two games were settled a long time ago and the other rules have been tweaked to make the game more balanced--to help the defence in the American game and to help the offence in the Canadian.

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