The Play By Play

Hey ladies, I have a question. With all the buzz and sales on chips and wings whats so special about today?

Well, if you haven't been living under a rock, you would know that today is Super Bowl Sunday. The big game has finally arrived and for those who don't really keep up with the sport but wants to sound like they know whats going on at tonight's Super Bowl party, here is a quick rundown of the game and the teams that are playing. 



                                                                  The Teams

The Seattle Sea Hawks                                           The Denver Broncos
Won 13 games, Lost 3 in 2013 season            Won 13 games lost 3 in 2013 season
2013 NFC champions                                            2013 AFC champions
Quarter back: Russell Wilson #3                       Quarter back: Peyton Manning #18

The Game

There's only two types of plays in football, passing and running. Passing is when the quarter back throws the ball to another team member. Running is when the quarter back runs with the ball. Once the play is in motion, the ball has four chances to advance to the yellow line, which is 10 yards ahead of the ball. 

That's when you start to hear terms like "first and ten". That just mean its the however many attempt to move the ball with however many yards until they reach the yellow line. Ex. First and ten means first attempt and 10 yards until they reach the yellow line.  

When throwing the ball the receiver (the catcher) must have both feet, on the ground within the perimeter of the field in order to keep the play in motion. 

If an opposing team catches the ball, its called an interception. That player then has the opportunity to run the ball in the direction of his goal until he is tackled or runs out of bounds.

Like any game, the object is to gain as many points as you can while stopping your opponents from scoring. When a person scores its called a touchdown. A touchdown is worth 6 points. After every touch down, the team has another opportunity to score either by kicking  a field goal, 1 point, or making a running play, 2 points. 

With this basic guideline, you now know enough about the game and should be able to follow along. Remember, we are women first! (And women know EVERYTHING)