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The Green Bay Packers ___MASK70___ a professional American football team based in Green Bay , Wisconsin . The Packers compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league ' s National Football Conference ( NFC ) North division . They ___MASK70___ also the third - oldest franchise in the NFL , organized and starting play in 1919 . It is the only ___MASK46___ - profit , community - owned major league professional sports team based in the United States . ___MASK13___ games ___MASK70___ played at Lambeau Field . ___MASK60___ Dennis Bowlen ( born February 18 , 1944 ) is the majority owner of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ). The Bowlen Family , including his two brothers ___MASK34___ Bowlen and ___MASK43___ Bowlen , and sister Marybeth Bowlen , purchased the team from Edgar Kaiser in 1984 . He served as the Broncos CEO from his purchase of the club in 1984 until July 2014 , when he stepped down as Broncos ' CEO due to the onset and progression of Alzheimer ' s disease . A research university is a university that expects all its tenured and tenure - track faculty to continuously engage in research , as opposed to merely requiring it as a condition of ___MASK41___ initial appointment or tenure . Such universities ___MASK66___ be recognized by their strong focus on innovative research and the prestige of their brand names . On the one hand , research universities strive to recruit faculty who are the most brilliant minds in their disciplines in the world , and their students enjoy the opportunity to learn from such experts . On the other hand , new students are often disappointed to realize their undergraduate courses at research universities are overly academic and fail to provide vocational training with immediate " real world " applications ; but many employers value degrees from research universities because they know that such coursework develops fundamental skills like critical thinking . " Hail to the Redskins " is the fight song for the National Football League team the ___MASK87___ Redskins . It was written sometime between 1937 and 1938 and was performed for the first time on ___MASK69___ 17 , 1938 . The music was composed by The Redskins Band leader , Barnee Breeskin , and the lyrics were written by Corinne Griffith , the wife of Redskins founder and owner ___MASK82___ Preston Marshall . Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of the city of Detroit , Michigan , United States . Detroit is the major city in the larger Metro Detroit region . Downtown Detroit is bordered by M - 10 ( Lodge Freeway ) to the west , Interstate 75 ( I - 75 , ___MASK92___ Freeway ) to the north , I - 375 ( Chrysler Freeway ) to the east , and the Detroit River to the south . The city ' s main thoroughfare M - 1 ( Woodward Avenue ) links Downtown to Midtown , New Center , and the North End . A university (" a whole ", " a corporation ") is ___MASK41___ institution of higher ( or tertiary ) education and research which grants academic degrees in various subjects . Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education . The San ___MASK53___ Bay Area ( referred to locally as the Bay Area ) is a populous region surrounding the San ___MASK53___ and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California . The region encompasses the major cities and metropolitan areas of San Jose , San ___MASK53___ , and Oakland , along with smaller urban and rural areas . The Bay Area ' s nine counties are Alameda , Contra Costa , Marin , Napa , San ___MASK53___ , San Mateo , Santa Clara , Solano , and Sonoma . Home to approximately 7 . 65 million people , the nine - county Bay Area contains many cities , towns , airports , and associated regional , state , and national parks , connected by a network of roads , highways , railroads , bridges , tunnels and commuter rail . The combined statistical area of the region is the second - largest in California ( after the Greater Los Angeles area ), the fifth - largest in the United States , and the 43rd - largest urban area in the world . ___MASK68___ Field is a multi - purpose indoor stadium located in Downtown Detroit , Michigan , United States , owned by the Detroit / Wayne County Stadium Authority . It is primarily used for American football as the home field of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League ( NFL ) as well as the annual Quick Lane Bowl college football bowl game . The regular seating capacity is approximately 65 , 000 , though it is expandable up to 70 , 000 for football and 80 , 000 for basketball . The naming rights were purchased by the ___MASK68___ Motor Company at $ 40 million over 20 years ; the ___MASK68___ family holds a controlling interest in the company , and a member of the ___MASK68___ family has controlled the Lions franchise since 1963 . The San ___MASK53___ 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San ___MASK53___ Bay Area . They compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member of the league ' s National Football Conference ( NFC ) West division . The team currently plays its home games at Levi ' s Stadium in Santa Clara , California , located southeast of San ___MASK53___ in the heart of Silicon Valley . Since 1988 , the 49ers have been headquartered in Santa Clara . ___MASK30___ or ___MASK30___ Day ( meaning " Christ ' s Mass ") is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ , observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world . A feast central to the Christian liturgical year , it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide , which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night ; in some traditions , Christmastide includes an Octave . The traditional ___MASK30___ narrative , the Nativity of Jesus , delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem , in accordance with messianic prophecies ; when ___MASK51___ and ___MASK42___ arrived in the city , the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born , with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore . ___MASK30___ Day is a public holiday in many of the world ' s nations , is celebrated religiously by the vast majority of Christians , as well as culturally by a number of non - Christian people , and is an integral part of the holiday season , while some Christian groups reject the celebration . In several countries , celebrating ___MASK30___ Eve on December 24 has the main focus rather than December 25 , with gift - giving and sharing a traditional meal with the family . History . ___MASK61___ after the emergence of the professional National Football League ( NFL ), college football remained extremely popular throughout the ___MASK24___ S . Although the college game has a much larger margin for talent than its pro counterpart , the sheer number of fans following major colleges provides a financial equalizer for the game , with Division I programs  the highest level  playing in huge stadiums , six of which have seating capacity exceeding 100 , 000 . In many cases , college stadiums employ bench - style seating , as opposed to individual seats with backs and arm rests . This allows them to seat more fans in a given amount of space than the typical professional stadium , which tends to have more features and comforts for fans . ( Only two stadiums owned by ___MASK24___ S . colleges or universities  Papa ___MASK34___ ' s Cardinal Stadium at the University of Louisville and FAU Stadium at Florida Atlantic University  consist entirely of chairback seating .) Ashburn is a census - designated place ( CDP ) in Loudoun County , ___MASK29___ . As of the 2010 United States Census , its population was 43 , 511 . It is northwest of ___MASK87___ , ___MASK72___ C . and part of the ___MASK87___ metropolitan area . Arena football is a variety of indoor gridiron football played by the Arena Football League ( AFL ) and ___MASK84___ Arena Football League ( CAFL ). It used to be a proprietary game ( the rights to which were owned by Gridiron Enterprises ) but the patent expired in 2007 . The game is played indoors on a smaller field than American or Canadian outdoor football , resulting in a faster and higher - scoring game . The sport was invented in 1981 , and patented in 1987 , by James F . Foster , Jr ., a former executive of the National Football League and the United States Football League . Though not the only variant of indoor American football , it is the most widely known , and the one on which most other forms of modern indoor football are at least partially based . Sports Authority , Inc . ( formerly The Sports Authority ) was a sports retailer in the United States headquartered in Englewood , Colorado which operated more than 460 stores in 45 ___MASK24___ S . states and Puerto ___MASK76___ . The company ' s website was on the GSI Commerce platform and supported the retail stores as well as other multi - channel programs . In addition , a joint venture with ÆON Co ., Ltd . operated " Sports Authority " stores in Japan under a licensing agreement . The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League ( NFL ), the highest level of professional American football in the world . The game is the culmination to a season that begins in the late ___MASK90___ of the previous calendar year . Normally , ___MASK15___ numerals are used to identify each game , rather than the year in which it is held . For example , Super Bowl I was played on January 15 , 1967 , following the 1966 regular season . The single exception to this rule is Super Bowl 50 , which was played on February 7 , 2016 , following the 2015 regular season . The next game , Super Bowl ___MASK6___ , scheduled for February 5 , 2017 , ___MASK40___ follow the 2016 regular season . Santa ___MASK12___ is a city in Santa ___MASK12___ County , California , named after the Spanish mission that was established there in 1777 . The city ' s population was 116 , 468 at the 2010 United States Census , making it the ninth - most populous city in the San ___MASK53___ Bay Area . Located southeast of San ___MASK53___ , the city was founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 . The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions , Mission Santa ___MASK12___ de Asís , and was named after the mission . The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the grounds of Santa ___MASK12___ University . Saint Clare is the patron saint of Santa ___MASK12___ . ___MASK50___ ' s Stadium is a football stadium located in Santa ___MASK12___ , California , in the San ___MASK53___ Bay Area . It has served as the home of the San ___MASK53___ 49ers of the National Football League since 2014 . The stadium is located approximately from San ___MASK53___ . The Detroit Lions ___MASK70___ a professional American football team based in Detroit . The Lions compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league ' s National Football Conference ( NFC ) North division . The team plays its ___MASK13___ games at ___MASK68___ Field in Downtown Detroit . Mile High Stadium ( originally Bears Stadium ) was ___MASK41___ outdoor multi - purpose stadium in the western United States , located in Denver , Colorado . The National Football League ( NFL ) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams , divided equally between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) and the American Football Conference ( AFC ). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North ___MASK67___ , and the highest professional level of American football in the world . The NFL ' s 17 - week regular season runs from the week after Labor Day to the week after Christmas , with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week . Following the conclusion of the regular season , six teams from each conference ( four division winners and two wild card teams ) advance to the playoffs , a single - elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl , played between the champions of the NFC and AFC . Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the ___MASK24___ S . State of Wisconsin , located at the head of Green Bay , a sub - basin of Lake Michigan , at the mouth of the Fox River . It is located above sea level and north of Milwaukee . The population was 104 , 057 at the 2010 census . Green Bay is the third - largest city in the state of Wisconsin , after Milwaukee and Madison , and the third - largest city on the west shore of Lake Michigan , after Chicago and Milwaukee . Green Bay is home to the National Football League team Green Bay Packers . The ___MASK87___ Redskins are a professional American football team based in the ___MASK87___ , ___MASK72___ C . metropolitan area . The Redskins compete in the National Football League ( NFL ), as a member of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) East division . The team plays its home games at FedExField in Landover , Maryland ; its headquarters and training facility are at Inova Sports Performance Center at Redskins Park in Ashburn , Virginia , and the Redskins Complex in Richmond , Virginia , respectively . The Redskins have played more than 1 , 000 games since 1932 , and are one of only five franchises in the NFL to record over 600 regular season and postseason wins , reaching that mark in 2015 . The Redskins have won five NFL Championships ( two pre - 1966 merger announcement , and three Super Bowls ). The franchise has captured 14 NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships . The Redskins were the first team in the NFL with an official marching band , and also the first team to have a fight song , " Hail to the Redskins ". A single - elimination tournament  also called ___MASK41___ Olympic system tournament , a knockout ( or , knock - out ), single penetration , or sudden death tournament  is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event . Lambeau Field is ___MASK41___ outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States , located in Green Bay , Wisconsin . Colorado is a state in the United States encompassing most of the Southern ___MASK23___ Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains . Colorado is part of the Western United States , the Southwestern United States , and the Mountain States . Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 22nd most populous of the 50 United States . The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5 , 456 , 574 on July 1 , 2015 , ___MASK41___ increase of 8 . 50 % since the 2010 United States Census . FedExField ( originally ___MASK63___ ___MASK7___ Cooke Stadium ) is a football stadium located in Landover , Maryland near the Capital Beltway ( I - 495 ) in Prince George ' s County , Maryland , United States , near the site of the old Capital Centre ( later called USAir Arena in 1993 and US Airways Arena in 1996 ). FedExField is the home of the Washington Redskins football team . From 2004 until 2010 , it had the largest stadium capacity in the National Football League ( NFL ), at over 91 , 000 . Currently , the capacity is 82 , 000 . Sports Authority Field at Mile High , previously known as Invesco Field at Mile High , and commonly known as Mile High or Mile High Stadium , is ___MASK41___ American football stadium in Denver , Colorado . The field is named after a sponsor and the stadium is named Mile High . The stadium ' s primary tenant is the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ). The stadium opened in 2001 to replace Mile High Stadium . The stadium was largely paid for by taxpayers in the Denver metropolitan area and the property is owned by a special taxing district . More controversially , Invesco paid $ 120 million for the original naming rights , before Sports Authority secured the naming rights on ___MASK69___ 16 , 2011 . The American Football Conference ( AFC ) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League ( NFL ), the highest professional level of American football in the United States . This conference and its counterpart , the National Football Conference ( NFC ), currently contain 16 teams each , making up the 32 teams of the NFL . Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 merger with the rival American Football League ( AFL ), with all ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams forming the AFC , and the remaining thirteen NFL clubs forming the NFC . A series of league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger , thus making the current total 16 clubs ___MASK27___ each conference . Detroit is the most populous city in the ___MASK24___ S . state of Michigan , the fourth - largest city in the Midwest and the largest city on the United States  Canada border . It is the seat of Wayne County , the most populous county in the state . The Denver Broncos ___MASK70___ ___MASK41___ American football team based in Denver , Colorado . The Broncos compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league ' s American Football Conference ( AFC ) West division . The team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League ( AFL ) and joined the NFL as part of the merger in 1970 . The Broncos ___MASK70___ owned by the ___MASK8___ Bowlen trust . The Broncos have played at Sports Authority Field at Mile High since , after previously playing at Mile High Stadium from 1960 to 2000 . Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the fifth - most populous city in the United States , with ___MASK41___ estimated population of 1 , 567 , 442 and more than 6 million in the seventh - largest metropolitan statistical area , . Philadelphia is the economic and cultural anchor of the Delaware Valleya region located in the Northeastern United States at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers with 7 . 2 million people residing in the eighth - largest combined statistical area in the United States . Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September . It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength , prosperity , laws and well - being of the country . It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend and it is considered the unofficial end of ___MASK90___ . The holiday is also a federal holiday . ___MASK58___ ___MASK34___ ' s Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium located in Louisville , Kentucky , United States , on the southern end of the campus of the University of Louisville . Debuting in 1998 , it serves as the home of the Louisville Cardinals football program . The official seating capacity in the quasi - horseshoe shaped facility was 42 , 000 through the 2008 season . An expansion project that started after the 2008 season was completed in time for the 2010 season has brought the official capacity to 55 , 000 . An additional expansion project aiming to close the open end of the horseshoe to add 10 , 000 additional seats was announced on August 28 , 2015 , with the goal of opening within 2 years . A wide receiver ( also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers ) is ___MASK41___ offensive position in American and Canadian football , and is the key player in most of the passing plays . They get their name because they are split out " wide " ( near the sidelines ), furthest away from the rest of the team . Wide receivers are among the fastest players on the field . The wide receiver functions as the pass - catching specialist . ___MASK29___ (, officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK29___ ) is a state located in the Mid - Atlantic region of the United States , as well as in the historic Southeast . ___MASK29___ is nicknamed the " Old Dominion " due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British ___MASK67___ , and " Mother of Presidents " because eight U . S . presidents were born there , more than any other state . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; ___MASK29___ Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth ' s estimated population is over 8 . 3 million , which is slightly less than New York City . ___MASK16___ is the capital of the Commonwealth of ___MASK29___ in the United States . It is the center of the ___MASK16___ Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) and the Greater ___MASK16___ Region . It was incorporated in 1742 , and has been ___MASK41___ independent city since 1871 . San ___MASK53___ ( SF ) ( Spanish for Saint Francis ) officially the City and County of San ___MASK53___ , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . It is the birthplace of the United Nations . Located at the north end of the San ___MASK53___ Peninsula , San ___MASK53___ is about in area , making it the smallest county  and the only consolidated city - county  within the state of California . With a density of about 18 , 451 people ___MASK27___ square mile ( 7 , 124 people ___MASK27___ km ), San ___MASK53___ is the most densely settled large city ( population greater than 200 , 000 ) in California and the second - most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City . San ___MASK53___ is the fourth - most populous city in California , after Los Angeles , San Diego , and San Jose , and the 13th - most populous city in the United States  with a census - estimated 2015 population of 864 , 816 . The city and its surrounding areas are known as the San ___MASK53___ Bay Area , and are a part of the larger OMB - designated San Jose - San ___MASK53___ - Oakland combined statistical area , the fifth most populous in the nation with an estimated population of 8 . 7 million . Colorado State University ( also referred to as Colorado State and CSU ) is a public research university located in Fort Collins , in the ___MASK24___ S . state of Colorado . The university is the state ' s land grant university , and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System . Landover is ___MASK41___ unincorporated community and census - designated place in ___MASK17___ ___MASK82___ ' s County , Maryland , United States . As of the 2010 census it had a population of 23 , 078 . FAU Stadium is a college football stadium located at the north end of the main campus of ___MASK28___ Atlantic University ( FAU ) in Boca Raton , ___MASK28___ . Opened in 2011 , it is ___MASK13___ to the ___MASK28___ Atlantic Owls football team and is intended to be the first part of FAU ' s multi - use development project , " Innovation Village ". Pennsylvania ( Pennsylvania ___MASK99___ : " Pennsylvaani "), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , is a state located in the northeastern and Mid - Atlantic regions of the United States . The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle . The commonwealth borders Delaware to the southeast , Maryland to the south , West ___MASK29___ to the southwest , Ohio to the west , Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest , New York to the north , and New Jersey to the east . Silicon Valley is a nickname for the southern portion of the San ___MASK53___ Bay Area , in the northern part of the U . S . state of California . The " valley " in its name refers to the Santa Clara Valley in Santa Clara County , which includes the city of San Jose and surrounding cities and towns , where the region has been traditionally centered . The region has expanded to include the southern half of the San ___MASK53___ Peninsula in San Mateo County , and southern portions of the East Bay in Alameda County . The National Football Conference ( NFC ) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League ( NFL ), the highest professional level of American football in the United States . This conference and its counterpart , the American Football Conference ( AFC ), currently contain 16 teams each , making up the 32 teams of the NFL . Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 merger with the rival American Football League ( AFL ), with all ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams forming the AFC while the remaining thirteen NFL clubs formed the NFC . A series of league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger , thus making the current total 16 clubs ___MASK27___ each conference . A ___MASK24___ S . state is a constituent political entity of the United States of ___MASK67___ . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types of court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). William Harry Larson ( born October 7 , 1953 in Greenfield , Iowa ) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the San ___MASK53___ 49ers , Detroit Lions , Washington Redskins , Philadelphia Eagles , Denver Broncos , and the Green Bay Packers . He played college football at Colorado State University . ___MASK28___ ( Spanish for " land of flowers ") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , and to the south by the Straits of ___MASK28___ and Cuba . ___MASK28___ is the 22nd most extensive , the 3rd most populous , and the 8th most densely populated of the ___MASK24___ S . states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami metropolitan area is ___MASK28___ ' s most populous urban area . The city of Tallahassee is the state capital . The tight end ( TE ) is a position in American football , Arena football , and formerly Canadian football , on the offense . The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both ___MASK41___ offensive lineman and a wide receiver . Like offensive linemen , they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be effective blockers . On the other hand , they are eligible receivers adept enough to warrant a defense ' s attention when running pass patterns . Denver , officially the City and County of Denver , is the capital and most populous municipality of the ___MASK24___ S . state of Colorado . Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains . The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of ___MASK62___ Creek with the South Platte River , approximately east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains . Denver is nicknamed the " Mile - High City " because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level , making it one of the highest major cities in the United States . The 105th meridian west of Greenwich , the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone , passes directly through Denver Union Station . Denver is ranked as a ___MASK4___ - world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . With a 2015 estimated population of 682 , 545 , Denver ranks as the 19th - most populous ___MASK24___ S . city , and with a 2 . 8 % increase in 2015 , the city is also the fastest growing major city in the United States . The 10 - county Denver - ___MASK47___ - Lakewood , CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2015 population of 2 , 814 , 330 and ranked as the 19th most populous ___MASK24___ S . metropolitan statistical area . The 12 - city Denver - ___MASK47___ , CO Combined Statistical Area had an estimated 2015 population of 3 , 418 , 876 , which ranks as the 16th most populous ___MASK24___ S . metropolitan area . Denver is the most populous city of the 18 - county Front Range Urban Corridor , an oblong urban region stretching across two states with an estimated 2015 population of 4 , 757 , 713 . Denver is the most populous city within a radius and the second - most populous city in the Mountain West after Phoenix , Arizona . In 2016 , Denver was named the best place to live in the USA by ___MASK24___ S . News & World Report . The Philadelphia Eagles ___MASK70___ a professional American football franchise based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The Eagles compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league ' s National Football Conference ( NFC ) East division . Football is a family of team sports that involve , to varying degrees , kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal . Unqualified , the word " football " is understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears . Sports commonly called ' football ' in certain places include : association football ( known as soccer in some countries ); gridiron football ( specifically American football or Canadian football ); Australian rules football ; rugby football ( either rugby league or rugby union ); and Gaelic football . These different variations of football ___MASK70___ known as football codes . American football , referred to as football in the United States and Canada , and also known as gridiron , is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end . The offense , the team with control of the oval - shaped football , attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball , while the team without control of the ball , the defense , aims to stop their advance and take control of the ball for themselves . The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs , or plays , or ___MASK25___ they turn over the football to the opposing team ; if they succeed , they are given a new set of four downs . Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team ' s end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent ' s goalposts for a field goal . The team with the most points at the end of a game wins .