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___MASK26___ ( 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 ___MASK26___ and Cuba . ___MASK26___ is the 22nd most extensive , the 3rd most populous , and the 8th most densely populated of the U . 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 ___MASK26___ ' s most populous urban area . The city of Tallahassee is the state capital . A wide receiver ( also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers ) is an offensive position in American and ___MASK12___ 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 . The ___MASK11___ Raiders are a professional ___MASK71___ franchise based in ___MASK11___ , California . The team commenced operations in 1960 as a member ___MASK86___ the American Football League ( AFL ); they are currently members ___MASK86___ the National Football League ( NFL ), which merged with the AFL in 1970 . The Raiders currently compete in the NFL as a member club ___MASK86___ the league ' s American Football Conference ( AFC ) West division and play their ___MASK90___ games at the ___MASK11___  Alameda County Coliseum . At the end ___MASK86___ the NFL ' s 2015 season , the Raiders boasted a lifetime regular season record ___MASK86___ 444 wins , 397 losses , and 11 ties ; their lifetime playoff record currently stands at 25 wins and 18 losses . Darrell Strong ( born May 21 , 1986 ) is a former ___MASK71___ tight end . He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at Pittsburgh . Football is a family ___MASK86___ 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 ___MASK86___ 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 ___MASK12___ football ); Australian rules football ; ___MASK49___ football ( either ___MASK49___ league or ___MASK49___ union ); and Gaelic football . These different variations ___MASK86___ football are known as football codes . ___MASK76___ is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the western ( ___MASK23___ ) coast of the U . S ., ___MASK76___ is bordered by the other U . S . states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja ___MASK76___ . The state capital is Sacramento . Los Angeles is ___MASK76___ ' s most populous city , and the country ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . ___MASK11___ is the largest city and the county seat ___MASK86___ Alameda County , California , United States . A major West Coast port city , ___MASK11___ is the largest city in the East Bay region ___MASK86___ the San ___MASK47___ Bay Area , the third largest city overall in the San ___MASK47___ Bay Area , the eighth largest city in California , and the 45th largest city in the United States , with a population ___MASK86___ 419 , 267 . It serves as a trade center for the San ___MASK47___ Bay Area ; its Port ___MASK86___ ___MASK11___ is the busiest port in the San ___MASK47___ Bay , the entirety ___MASK86___ Northern California , and the fifth busiest in the United States . The city is located east ___MASK86___ San ___MASK47___ . ___MASK11___ was incorporated in 1852 . The ___MASK11___  ___MASK75___ County Coliseum , typically known as the ___MASK11___ Coliseum for short , is a multi - purpose stadium in ___MASK11___ , California , United States , which is ___MASK90___ to both the ___MASK11___ Athletics of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and the ___MASK11___ Raiders of the National Football League ( NFL ). It opened in 1966 and is the only remaining stadium in the United States that is shared by professional football and baseball teams . The Coliseum was also ___MASK90___ to some games of the ___MASK32___ Earthquakes of Major League Soccer in 2008  2009 and hosted games at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup . History . Even after the emergence ___MASK86___ the professional National Football League ( NFL ), college football remained extremely popular throughout the U . S . Although the college game has a much larger margin for talent than its pro counterpart , the sheer number ___MASK86___ fans following major colleges provides a financial equalizer for the game , with Division I programs  the highest level  playing in huge stadiums , six ___MASK86___ 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 ___MASK86___ space than the typical professional stadium , which tends to have more features and comforts for fans . ( Only two stadiums owned by U . S . colleges or universities  Papa John ' s Cardinal Stadium at the University ___MASK86___ Louisville and FAU Stadium at ___MASK26___ Atlantic University  consist entirely ___MASK86___ chairback seating .) The ___MASK71___ Conference ( AFC ) is one ___MASK86___ the two conferences ___MASK86___ the National Football League ( NFL ), the highest professional level ___MASK86___ 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 ___MASK86___ the NFL . Both conferences were created as part ___MASK86___ the 1970 merger with the rival ___MASK71___ League ( AFL ), with all ten ___MASK86___ the former AFL teams and three NFL teams forming the AFC , and the remaining thirteen NFL clubs forming the NFC . A series ___MASK86___ league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger , thus making the current total 16 clubs per each conference . Arena football is a variety ___MASK86___ indoor gridiron football played by the Arena Football League ( AFL ) and ___MASK54___ 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 ___MASK86___ the National Football League and the United States Football League . Though not the only variant ___MASK86___ indoor American football , it is the most widely known , and the one on which most other forms ___MASK86___ modern indoor football are at least partially based . ___MASK12___ football is a form of gridiron football played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team ' s scoring area ( end zone ). The tight end ( TE ) is a position in ___MASK71___ , Arena football , and formerly ___MASK12___ football , on the offense . The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an 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 . The National Football League ( NFL ) is a professional ___MASK71___ league consisting ___MASK86___ 32 teams , divided equally between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) and the American Football Conference ( AFC ). The NFL is one ___MASK86___ the four major professional sports leagues in North America , and the highest professional level ___MASK86___ ___MASK71___ 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 ___MASK86___ 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 ___MASK86___ the NFC and AFC . The ___MASK71___ League ( AFL ) was a major professional ___MASK71___ league that operated from 1960 until 1969 , when it merged with the National Football League ( NFL ). The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence . Papa John ' s Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium located in ___MASK92___ , Kentucky , United States , on the southern end ___MASK86___ the campus ___MASK86___ the University ___MASK86___ ___MASK92___ . Debuting in 1998 , it serves as the ___MASK90___ ___MASK86___ the ___MASK92___ 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 ___MASK86___ the horseshoe to add 10 , 000 additional seats was announced on August 28 , 2015 , with the goal ___MASK86___ opening within 2 years . FAU Stadium is a college football stadium located at the north end ___MASK86___ the main campus ___MASK86___ ___MASK26___ Atlantic University ( FAU ) in Boca Raton , ___MASK26___ . Opened in 2011 , it is home to the ___MASK26___ Atlantic Owls football team and is intended to be the first part ___MASK86___ FAU ' s multi - use development project , " Innovation Village ". ___MASK71___ , referred to as football in the United States and Canada , and also known as gridiron , is a sport played by two teams ___MASK86___ eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end . The offense , the team with control ___MASK86___ the oval - shaped football , attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball , while the team without control ___MASK86___ the ball , the defense , aims to stop their advance and take control ___MASK86___ the ball for themselves . The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs , or plays , or else they turn over the football to the opposing team ; if they succeed , they are given a new set ___MASK86___ 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 ___MASK86___ a game wins . A touchdown is a means ___MASK86___ scoring in both American and ___MASK12___ football . Whether running , passing , returning a kickoff or punt , or recovering a turnover , a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent ' s end zone .