Buffalo Bills walked away big winners after playing the San Fransisco 49ers this Sunday! The score was 45-16 and they played at home at the New Era field, making this their first four game winning streak since 2008! LeSean McCoy was the all-star of the game as he rushed three touchdowns and got 140 yards for the team. This was impressive as LeSean McCoy was injured in a play in the first half, and returned in the third quarter...thank goodness he did or who knows what the score would have been!
For one of my last blog posts, I am going to outline a little bit more about the scoring system in the NFL as I have found it slightly confusing while watching it because I cannot say that until this point I have a clear grasp! While I do know that the team who scores the most points is the winning team, I do not have a full comprehension of which plays count for which number of points.
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First and foremost, and something that makes sense to me, is that scoring a touchdown gives your team the greatest number of points, which is SIX. A touchdown is when the ball is either caught or carried into the opposing team's end zone and it does not have to touch the ground. Right after a touchdown, the ball is then placed on the opponent's two-yard line and the offense has an option to either kick the ball through the field goal posts or to run it into the end zone again. Most teams choose to kick the ball, but some will choose to run the ball because it will give your team two points, rather than one. This play is called the Extra Point or the Two Point Conversion.
A field goal, which is a basic component of the game of football, usually happens on the fourth down when a team can kick for a field goal instead of trying to make it to the next down or for a touchdown. A field goal is worth 3 points and they can be kicked from anywhere on the field, usually taking place within the 45 yard line. The ball must be kicked through the goal-post uprights and over the crossbar, and the defense usually tries to block the ball from being kicked or from reaching the goal post.
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Now all I have to do is remember how many points are rewarded to which plays and I will hopefully be ready to watch a football game without asking any questions! This will also hopefully help me in discussions regarding football as at least I have been following one team, so I know how well they are doing in their division!
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