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A touchdown is earned when a player has legal possession of the ball and the ball touches or goes over the imaginary vertical plane above the opposing team's goal line. After a touchdown, the scoring team attempts a try play for 1 or 2 points (see below). A successful touchdown is signaled by an official extending both arms vertically above the ...
Scoring can be achieved through touchdowns (6 points), point after touchdown (1 point), two-point conversion (2 points), a safety (1–2 points) or a field goal (3 points). In the event of a tie after four quarters, the overtime period allows scores to increase further as teams try to win it out of regulation.
Most missed field goal returns for touchdowns: 2, Al Nelson 1965–1973, Carl Taseff 1951–1962; Longest return of a blocked field goal: 94 yards, Bobby Smith on October 25, 1964; Most blocked field goal returns for touchdowns: 2, Kyle Arrington 2010–2014, Nate Clements 2008–2009, Kevin Ross 1987–1995
To score a touchdown, one team must take the football into the opposing team's end zone.In all gridiron codes, the touchdown is scored the instant the ball touches or "breaks" the plane of the front of the goal line (that is, if any part of the ball is in the space on, above, or across the goal line) while in the possession of a player whose team is trying to score in that end zone.
A 99-yard pass play is the longest play involving a forward pass that is possible in an American football game. It gains 99 yards and scores a touchdown for the offensive team. The play has occurred thirteen times in NFL history, most recently by Eli Manning and Victor Cruz. The Washington Redskins are the only team to have had multiple 99 yard ...
November 13, 2022 at 4:01 PM. In just his fifth season as a starter, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has now thrown for the 100th most yards in NFL history. Mahomes reached the top 100 during ...
The Hokies settle for a 52-yard field goal attempt that John Love hits — his second make from beyond 50 yards tonight. Virginia Tech is up 27-17, with 10:33 left in the third quarter.
1.7.12 Most yards rushing by two players, same team, ... 3.3.12 Most touchdowns scored ... * Jaleel McLaughlin is the NCAA's all-time leading rusher. His 8,155 yards ...