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Description

To score a touchdown, one team must take the football into the opposite end zone. A football is a Ball used to play one of the various sports known as Football. The end zone is a term used in both Canadian football and American football. This can be done by rushing, in which the ball carrier carries the football forward into the end zone. In American football, rushing has two different meanings Offense Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award --> It can also be done by passing, where an eligible receiver catches a forward pass in the end zone. In several forms of Football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown in the direction of the opponent's end line In American football and Canadian football, not all players on offense are entitled to receive a forward pass The receiver can also catch the ball prior to reaching the end zone and carry it across the plane of the end zone. This would still be considered a "passing" touchdown as opposed to a "rushing" touchdown.

Touchdowns are usually scored by the offense. However, the defense can also score a touchdown if they have recovered a fumble or an interception and return it to the opposing end zone. Fumblespng|300px|right|thumb|The rate of fumbles by running backs in the NFL has decreased steadily since the AFL-NFL merger. Special teams can also score a touchdown on a kickoff or punt return, or on a return after a missed field goal attempt. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time In American and Canadian football a punt return is one of the punt receiving team's options to respond to a punt. A field goal (formerly "goal from the field" in US football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play ("from

A touchdown is worth 6 points. The scoring team is also awarded the opportunity for an extra point or a two-point conversion. In American and Canadian football, the convert, conversion, try, extra point, point after touchdown, point-after try American and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion instead of an Extra point immediately after it scores a Touchdown ^[1]

History

Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (right) catching a pass for a touchdown. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Michael Crabtree (born September 14, 1987 in Dallas Texas) is a College football Wide receiver for the Texas Tech Red Raiders

When the touchdown was introduced into American football in 1876, it did not award a score; instead, it only allowed the offense the chance to kick for goal by placekick from a spot along a line perpendicular to the goal line and passing through the point where the ball was touched down, or through a process known as a "punt-out", where the attacking team would kick the ball from the point where it was touched down to a teammate. In Geometry, two lines or planes (or a line and a plane are considered perpendicular (or orthogonal) to each other if they form congruent If the teammate could fair catch the ball, he could follow with a try for goal from the spot of the catch, or resume play as normal (in an attempt to touchdown the ball in a spot more advantageous for kicking). A fair catch is a feature of American football and several other codes of football. ^[2]

In 1881, the rules were modified so that a goal kicked from a touchdown took precedence over a goal kicked from the field in breaking ties. ^[2]

In 1882, four touchdowns were determined to take precedence over a goal kicked from the field. Two safeties were equivalent to a touchdown. A safety or safety touch is a type of score in American football and Canadian football and is worth two points (with one very rare exception) ^[2]

In 1883, points were introduced to football, and a touchdown counted as 4 points. A goal after a touchdown also counted as 4 points. ^[2]

In 1889, the provision requiring the ball to actually be touched to the ground was removed. A touchdown was now scored by possessing the ball beyond the goal line. ^[2]

In 1897, the touchdown scored 5 points, and the goal after touchdown added an additional point. ^[2]

In 1900, the definition of touchdown was changed to include situations where the ball becomes dead on or above the goal line. ^[2]

In 1912, the value of a touchdown was increased to 6 points. The end zone was also added. The end zone is a term used in both Canadian football and American football. Before the addition of the end zone, forward passes caught beyond the goal line resulted in a loss of possession and a touchback. ^[2] (The increase from 5 points to 6 did not come until much later in Canada, and the touchdown remained only 5 points there until 1956. )

The ability to score a touchdown on the point-after attempt (two-point conversion) was added to NCAA football in 1958, high school football in 1969, and the NFL in 1994. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Try
• Touchdown celebration
• Touchdown Jesus

References

1. ^ 2006 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations. A try is the major way of scoring points in Rugby league and Rugby union. Touchdown celebrations are unusual and often humorous acts that American football players may do after scoring a Touchdown. Touchdown Jesus is a Slang expression for artwork depicting Jesus Christ in a posture that resembles the symbol for a Touchdown in American football National Collegiate Athletics Association (2006).
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Nelson, David M. (1994). The Anatomy of A Game. Newark, NJ: University of Delaware Press. ISBN 0-87413-455-2.  
3. ^ NFL History 1991-2000. NFL. com.