Football Frenzy
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Use the clues to fill in the crossword.
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Across
- 3. A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate (4)
- 4. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design (plural) (5)
- 8. The act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team (12)
- 9. Dropping the ball (6)
- 12. A score in American football (9)
- 13. A play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team (3)
- 14. A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident (5)
- 15. A play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate (7)
- 16. The act of retaining something (7)
Down
- 1. The person who plays ___ (11)
- 2. A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer (7)
- 5. The position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage (10)
- 6. Not complete or total (10)
- 7. Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries (plural) (7)
- 10. A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases (4)
- 11. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts (8)