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14 ways to score in football
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There are really only 4 ways to score. Touchdown, Field Goal, Extra Point (PAT and 2-point conversions are both derivatives of the Extra Point) and Safety. Anything beyond that is just a variation on those 4 ways. The way you're doing it, there could be infinite ways:
QB pitches to RB who passes for a TD
QB pitches to RB who laterals to QB who passes to RB who runs 20 yards then laterals to the WR, who fumbles and the fumble is returned by the defense but when the defender tries to switch fields he runs out of bounds in his own endzone = safety
These are not real "ways," as I said, there are only 4 ways.
QB pitches to RB who passes for a TD
QB pitches to RB who laterals to QB who passes to RB who runs 20 yards then laterals to the WR, who fumbles and the fumble is returned by the defense but when the defender tries to switch fields he runs out of bounds in his own endzone = safety
These are not real "ways," as I said, there are only 4 ways.
MrDingleDangle
Lifer
does "team safety" include punting it out of your own end zone in your "book"
> QB pitches to RB who passes for a TD
passing TD
> QB pitches to RB who laterals to QB who passes to RB who runs 20 yards then laterals to the WR, who fumbles and the fumble is returned by the defense but when the defender tries to switch fields he runs out of bounds in his own endzone = safety
team safety
not talking about all previous events in play, just the final act that led to score
passing TD
> QB pitches to RB who laterals to QB who passes to RB who runs 20 yards then laterals to the WR, who fumbles and the fumble is returned by the defense but when the defender tries to switch fields he runs out of bounds in his own endzone = safety
team safety
not talking about all previous events in play, just the final act that led to score
M0oG0oGaiPan
Diamond Member
Return a missed field goal for a td. http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/BAL/5764881
MrDingleDangle
Lifer
from nfl.com
http://www.nfl.com/fans/rules/basics
SCORING
The object of the game is to score the most points. There are four ways to score points in football.
TOUCHDOWN = 6 POINTS
A touchdown is the biggest single score in a football game. It is worth six points, and it allows the scoring team an opportunity to attempt to get an extra point. To score a touchdown, the ball must be carried across the goal line into the end zone, caught in the end zone, or a fumble recovered in the end zone, or an untouched kickoff recovered in the end zone by the kicking team.
EXTRA POINT and the TWO-POINT CONVERSION = 1 or 2 POINTS
Immediately following a touchdown, the ball is placed at the opponent's two-yard line, where the offense has two options. Usually the offense will kick an extra point, also called the point after touchdown, conversion, or PAT. If the offense successfully kicks the ball through the goal posts, it earns one point. The offense can also score two points by running or throwing the ball into the end zone in the same manner as you would score a touchdown. Since going for two points is more difficult than kicking an extra point, the offense generally chooses to kick the extra point.
FIELD GOAL = 3 POINTS
If the offense cannot score a touchdown, it may try to kick a field goal. Field goals are worth three points and often are the deciding plays in the last seconds of close games. They can be attempted from anywhere on the field on any down, but generally are kicked from inside the defense's 45-yard line on fourth down. For a field goal to be "good", the placekicker (or field goal kicker) must kick the ball through the goal-post uprights and over the crossbar. The defense tries to block the kick and stop the ball from reaching the goal post.
SAFETY = 2 POINTS
The safety is worth two points. A safety occurs when the offensive ball carrier is tackled behind his own goal line.
http://www.nfl.com/fans/rules/basics
SCORING
The object of the game is to score the most points. There are four ways to score points in football.
TOUCHDOWN = 6 POINTS
A touchdown is the biggest single score in a football game. It is worth six points, and it allows the scoring team an opportunity to attempt to get an extra point. To score a touchdown, the ball must be carried across the goal line into the end zone, caught in the end zone, or a fumble recovered in the end zone, or an untouched kickoff recovered in the end zone by the kicking team.
EXTRA POINT and the TWO-POINT CONVERSION = 1 or 2 POINTS
Immediately following a touchdown, the ball is placed at the opponent's two-yard line, where the offense has two options. Usually the offense will kick an extra point, also called the point after touchdown, conversion, or PAT. If the offense successfully kicks the ball through the goal posts, it earns one point. The offense can also score two points by running or throwing the ball into the end zone in the same manner as you would score a touchdown. Since going for two points is more difficult than kicking an extra point, the offense generally chooses to kick the extra point.
FIELD GOAL = 3 POINTS
If the offense cannot score a touchdown, it may try to kick a field goal. Field goals are worth three points and often are the deciding plays in the last seconds of close games. They can be attempted from anywhere on the field on any down, but generally are kicked from inside the defense's 45-yard line on fourth down. For a field goal to be "good", the placekicker (or field goal kicker) must kick the ball through the goal-post uprights and over the crossbar. The defense tries to block the kick and stop the ball from reaching the goal post.
SAFETY = 2 POINTS
The safety is worth two points. A safety occurs when the offensive ball carrier is tackled behind his own goal line.
her209, mrdingledangle, PurdueRy, we are talking about different things
i know what i'm talking about and i understand what you're talking about
i'm sorry for wording the question poorly so as to not fully convey what i mean
just get over it and realize what i'm actually trying to get at
or alternatively, just leave the thread if you don't care for the way i count 😉
i know what i'm talking about and i understand what you're talking about
i'm sorry for wording the question poorly so as to not fully convey what i mean
just get over it and realize what i'm actually trying to get at
or alternatively, just leave the thread if you don't care for the way i count 😉
> The "final act that led to the score" in your "team safety" case is just a safety! no difference between "team safety" or "1-man safety" or "safety by ET," it's all a safety
i'm getting at what a player can do to score
a defensive player can score by sacking the qb in his own endzone and thus gets credited with a safety
when the offensive player does something stupid to cause a safety, no one gets credit for the safety, it just get credited to the team
it's a similar concept to team rebounds in basketball. a player can either get a rebound (defensive or offensive) or the ball can go out on its own in which case it becomes a team rebound
i'm getting at what a player can do to score
a defensive player can score by sacking the qb in his own endzone and thus gets credited with a safety
when the offensive player does something stupid to cause a safety, no one gets credit for the safety, it just get credited to the team
it's a similar concept to team rebounds in basketball. a player can either get a rebound (defensive or offensive) or the ball can go out on its own in which case it becomes a team rebound
anyways the last two i was thinking of:
17: interception return of extra point for 2 pts
18: fumble/blocked PAT return for 2 pts
and if i were actually consistent i guess you'ld have to include an extra point kick that was short and returned for a TD, but i'm really having second thoughts on that and want to group it with fumble/blocked kick
17: interception return of extra point for 2 pts
18: fumble/blocked PAT return for 2 pts
and if i were actually consistent i guess you'ld have to include an extra point kick that was short and returned for a TD, but i'm really having second thoughts on that and want to group it with fumble/blocked kick
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