American football plays

Every time the XFL or USFL tries to make a comeback, they debut a bunch of wrinkles to make the game more exciting. The epitome was the WWE’s XFL getting rid of fair catches in an attempt to spread the CTE around to all of its workforce.…

Jake ElliottImage: Getty ImagesWith Divisional Weekend right around the corner, it’s easy for fans to look for any reason to believe their adversaries should be disqualified. What better way to advance than by default, am I right? Recently,…

Loophole closedImage: APA week ago on Thursday Night Football, the NFL world paid witness to a pretty odd kickoff strategy from the Las Vegas Raiders during their game against the Los Angeles Rams. After the first drive of the game resulted…

Photo: APThe game is on the line. It’s the fourth overtime in the season opener. To secure a victory, all Loganville High School needed was a touchdown. Representing a town of around 10,000 people about 45 minutes east of Atlanta, the Red…

Devin Hester takes opening kickoff of Super Bowl XLI 92 yards for a TD.Image: APThe fastest score can be looked at two ways. Either by number of plays or time taken off the clock. In Super Bowl XLI, Bears speedster Devin Hester scored on…

Call it the Josh Allen Rule.Photo: Getty ImagesI feel like we have this conversation every other year. When a beloved team loses in overtime without their offense ever taking the field, NFL fans get divided into two extreme camps. Camp A…

Dennis Gardeck and the Arizona Cardinals recover an onside kick Monday night against the Rams.Image: Getty ImagesDespite onside kick rules becoming prohibitively restrictive in the NFL throughout the past decade or so, there must have been…

Well Cooper, that certainly was a lot of words.Image: Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Rams demolished the Jacksonville Jaguars last Sunday. I guess the Rams were tired of losing after going winless through November. The Rams took their…

Should the NCAA make a fake slide illegal?Image: Getty ImagesPittsburgh Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett had college football fans and the internet buzzing over his fake-QB slide and subsequent touchdown run in a 45-21 smashing of Wake…

San Diego State punter Matt Araiza plays during an NCAA football game against Utah.Image: APEverybody hates punting. I know there’s a big movement to give punters the respect they deserve, and yes, punters are people, but you can’t deny…