How the NFL Began
By Penelope Chastant
Over View
Football is also a game where you can express your feelings. People say "Football, to me, is more than just a game; it's a way of life that encapsulates teamwork, dedication, and the thrill of competition." That being said football is a complexed, critical, and physically demanding sport. It is also a game between two teams. The objective is to score a touchdown each touchdown is six points. And a field goal is earned "when the football is not advanced beyond the end zone." A safety happens when the defense tackles the person who has possession of the ball in their end zone (2 points earned). Another way you can gain 3 points is with a field goal a field goal is "when the placekicker kicks the football through the uprights and above the crossbar."
Photos
Beginning of the NFL (1920)
When the NFL began, they didn't have much protection.
New Orleans Saints playing the Clevland Browns
Middle of the NFL (2000) They added more protection and padding for when you get tackled.
Saquon Barkley doing a backwards hurtle
Present day NFL game (2025) players created a lot more strategies for avoiding getting tackled.
Connections
Impacts
Bronko Nagurski, Sammy Baugh, and Don Huston these players skills and eagerness during the game changed the perspective of professional football. The NFL provides entertainment globally but also is the most watched show in America. It’s also the direct source for most brands to use to sell products. Additionally, it expanded flag football in youth programs.
Fun Facts
⚫And they would host it every Thanksgiving beside while world war ll.
⚫In 1966, the Dallas cowboys added their own each thanksgiving game each year making the NFL' place in holiday festivities firm
⚫ In 1971, on Christmas Day was the longest NFL game so far by the Miami Dolphins in the Kansas City Chiefs 82 minutes and 40 seconds the Dolphins won 27 to 24.
⚫ NFL games are typically 15-minute quarters equaling usually 60-minute games.
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