American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada, and also known as “gridiron football” or simply “gridiron”, is a sportplayed by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with control of the oval-shaped football.

The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, or else they turn over the football to the opposing team; if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs. Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team’s.