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Well there are a lot of rules and penalties while playing football. Very hard to explain if you never watch or never seen it before.

If you really want to know I suggest going to this page. Shows and tells you a lot about football! Offense, Defense, Special Teams every little detail about football that could help you better understand one of the most powerful sports in today's history :)

http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Play_Football

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Q: What are the rules for scoring a touchdown?
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After scoring a touchdown a team can choose to do what?

Go for to points or kick a field goal for one point after the touchdown this field goal is known as an extra point.


What team was being played when Adrian Peterson broke his collarbone while scoring a touchdown?

Iowa State


Where is a list of the highest scoring nfl players by season?

Click on the 'NFL Scoring Leaders by Season' and 'NFL Touchdown Leaders by Season' links below to see the players that led the NFL in scoring and touchdowns in each NFL season.


Who invented the touchdown and when was it first introduced into the game of football?

== == The touchdown came from rugby. In rugby, you score a try by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone and then pressing the ball to the ground. The requirement that a player has to ground the ball is where the term "touchdown" comes from. Gridiron football eventually abandoned that requirement but retained the terminology. It became part of American football in 1876, when the U.S. colleges playing football agreed to a standard set of rules based loosely on the English rugby code. The touchdown initially awarded no points -- it merely gave the scoring team the opportunity to attempt a kick directly out on the field from where the ball was touched down. This is where the extra point came from. Rugby still uses the same system for scoring a conversion after a try. Incidentally, touchdowns in rugby also initially counted for no points, which is why the touchdown in rugby is called a try -- it initially meant that the scoring team was given a "try" for goal. When a numerical scoring system was put in place in 1883, touchdowns counted for 4 points. It increased to 5 points in 1897 (and remained that way in the Canadian game until 1956!) and finally to 6 in 1912. The requirement to physically touch the ball to the ground was removed in 1889.


Rules on scorekeeping for football?

Touchdown - 6 points Extra Point (Point after touchdown) - 1 point Two Point Conversion (after touchdown) - 2 points Field Goal - 3 point Safety - 2 points

Related questions

What is the eating gesture celebration after a touchdown?

It symbolizes the person scoring the touchdown is "feeding" his teammates or ensuring when he "eats"(scoring the touchdown), they all, as a team, eat. Hope that explains it!!


How do you spell touchdown?

That is the correct spelling of "touchdown" (a football scoring play).


Is an extra point a touchdown?

No. The extra point is what a team attempts after scoring a touchdown.


Celebrate after scoring a touchdown in college?

yes. do celebrate.


How do you play professional football?

by throwing a ball and scoring a touchdown


Who went to Super Bowl without scoring a touchdown?

Ravens I Think


Who did the Soulja Boy dor the Dallas Cowboys after scoring a touchdown?

Terell Owen Did


Do NFL player get paid for scoring A touchdown?

yes they get paid extra money


Can you score a field goal without a touchdown in the NFL?

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.


After scoring a touchdown a team can choose to do what?

Go for to points or kick a field goal for one point after the touchdown this field goal is known as an extra point.


What did Terrell Owens do with the football after scoring his touchdown on Thanksgiving Day?

He dropped it in the salvation army pot.


When was the last time the Green Bay Packers won a game without scoring a touchdown?

1997