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| Eligible Receiver |
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A player allowed by the rules to catch a forward pass; all offensive players are eligible except linemen and the quarterback, who must notify the referee if they wish to become eligible and stand at least one yard behind the line of scrimmage before the snap.
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| Encroachment |
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If a player (besides the center) is in the neutral zone and contact occurs prior to the snap; a foul punishable by a 5-yard penalty.
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| End Line |
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The boundary line that runs the width of the field along each end.
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| End Zone |
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The area between the end line and goal line bounded by the sidelines, which a team on offense tries to enter to score a touchdown.
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| Extra Point(s) |
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Additional point(s) scored by a team after it has scored a touchdown, either by a point-after-touchdown (1 point) or a 2-point conversion (2 points).
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