American Football - Rules

American Football has many rules and they are listed here.

The game is divided into four quarters and the duration of each quarter is 15 minutes.
A break of 2 minutes is provided between 1st and 2nd and 3rd and 4th quarter.
A break of 15 minutes is provided between the 2nd and 3rd rounds as it is half-time.
The offensive team has the option of four downs which it has to use to gain ten or more downs
If the offensive team successfully attains ten yards, it gets 4 downs again but if it fails, the possession of the ball is given to the defensive team and makes it the offensive team.
A lot of different types of plays are available and the teams make these plays which results in organized chaos.
The captain of the offensive team calls for the plays and the same thing is done by the captain of the defensive team.
A toss is done at the start of the game to decide which team will possess the ball.
When the offensive team reaches the fourth down it has to decide whether to cover the remaining yards or kick the ball. If the team goes for the kick option, it can go for a punt or field goal.
The game is played between two teams of 11 players each.
One of the teams is offensive and the other is defensive.
The offensive team comes with the objective of reaching the end zone of the other team while the defensive team has the objective of preventing the offensive team from reaching the end zone.
Points can be earned in different ways which can be found in the table below −