Football Super Bowl Xl

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela (10)
  2. 6. The act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team (12)
  3. 8. The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (7)
  4. 11. A person who trains an athlete or a sports team. (5)
  5. 12. The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen (9)
  6. 14. A major port of entry and the largest city in Washington (7)

Down

  1. 1. The team that has the ball and is trying to score (7)
  2. 2. The person who plays ___ (11)
  3. 3. Dropping the ball (6)
  4. 5. The position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage (10)
  5. 6. Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc (6)
  6. 7. A score in American football (9)
  7. 9. Being protected from harm (6)
  8. 10. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts (8)
  9. 13. A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate (4)
  10. 14. A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases (4)