Re: How long is a halftime in american football?
Date: February 5, 2006 16:07
Reptile Wrote:
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> American football games are divided into four
> 15-minute quarters, separated by a 12-minute break
> at half-time. There are also 2-minute breaks at
> the end of the first and third quarters as teams
> change ends of the field after every 15 minutes of
> play.
>
> At the end of the first and third quarters, the
> team with the ball retains possession heading into
> the following quarter. That is not the case before
> half-time. The second half starts with a kickoff
> in the same way as the game began in the first
> quarter.
>
> Each offensive team has 40 seconds from the end of
> a given play until they must snap of the ball for
> the start of the next play, otherwise they will be
> penalised.
>
> The clock stops at the end of incomplete passing
> plays, when a player goes out of bounds, or when a
> penalty is called. The clock starts again when the
> ball is re-spotted by an official.
>
> If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a
> 15-minute overtime period will be played. In the
> NFL, this is sudden death and the first team to
> score wins. Possession is determined before the
> period begins by a coin toss.
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