SCORING

A touchdown-6 points-occurs when a player carries the ball to the opponent's end zone and touches the goal line with the ball, or recovers a loose ball on or behind the opposition goal line.

After a touchdown, the scoring team is allowed to try for one ad­ditional point. The ball is placed down between the inbound lines and at least 2 yards from the goal line.

Extra point

The point may be scored by a run, pass, or place kick. As soon as the defensive team gains pos­session of the ball, causes a pass to go incomplete, or blocks a kick, the ball is dead.

Two point conversion.

A field goal-3 points-occurs when a player kicks the whole of the ball through the opponent's goal by means of a place kick or a drop kick, without the ball touch­ing the ground or any of his team­mates. After a missed field goal attempt, the ball is returned to the line of scrimmage or the 20-yard line, whichever is farther from the goal line.

A safety occurs when a team sends the ball into its own end zone and it becomes dead in its possession, or out of play behind its own goal line.

TOUCHDOWN,

FIELD GOAL,

OR

SUCCESSFUL 

TRY.