A Beginner's Guide to American Football | NFL UK

Join us as we take you through the basics of American Football.

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[jessepeverelli]

Me as a European trying to figure out how tf this sport works so i can watch the super bowl tonight

[sarulimbu]

What I learned from this video:
1. 100yard
2. 11players
3. Points

[theasmrconnoisseur]

Me as a european. Wow learned so much. Me watches next football match - WTF is going on?

[Josh-cmjw]

Video: American football consists of two teams of 11 players

Me: sounds simple enough

Video: In the NFL, each team has 53 players divided into three different teams who take it in turns to be on the field

Me: w h a t

[paulrichards]

This is really useful to us europeans, the sport basically doesn't exist here.

[RIYO]

The music is so loud I can't hear the commentary!

[yawning]

Literally watching this during the Super Bowl...

[CharlieApples]

The main objective is for one team to get the ball as far into enemy territory is possible, while preventing the other team from pushing into your territory, which would allow them to reverse the tides. Your team has to stop their runners from taking the ball into your territory to score a touchdown, and vice versa.

The goals are usually only used in kickoffs, and don’t come into play very much. It’s all about getting the ball as far behind enemy lines as possible.

[suchagoodkid]

i'm a big american football fan, and this one is properly explained, but i think it needs more. like part 2, part 3 and so on.

[Ampwich]

Pretty complicated and oddly a crazy board game you make with your friends lol.

[weazyll]

There's a bit of a learning curve with this sport but once you get it it's really interesting! Its like very violent chess!

[amc]

This video just taught me more about football in a minute and eighteen seconds than my father ever did in sixteen years

[EvieOConnorxoxo]

*me coming here before the superbowl two years in a row, because i ain't remembering this*

[rosevarley]

tysm love how it was straight to the point much better than an hour long lecture from my dad if I would've asked him 💀💀

[yesyou]

Me an NFL fan, who literally understands everything in the sport watching this video:

[mameshiba]

After watching this clip, I turned into Tom Brandy.

[mysticmatrixgaming]

Who’s here before watching Super Bowl LV? 😂😂

[IzzySiemaszko]

me watching this thirty minutes before the super bowl 👁👄👁

[benfreeman]

It’s my first time ever playing football, I was out on my HS’s varsity team, and I never knew anything in this video before, thank you

[iceyroutes]

I’m a huge American NFL Football fan and I think this was really explained good.