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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND backfield – the area for the offense where the running backs (tailback and fullback) line up behind the quarterback and offensive line; it is also the area on the defensive side of the ball where the defensive backs line up, behind the defensive line and linebackers benchmark – a standard of achievement against which similar things must be measured or judged instinct – a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency interception – an interception in football occurs when a defensive player catches a football intended for an offensive player milestone – a significant event or stage in the life, progress, development, career or the like of a person, nation, etc.

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