#American_football  a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
  supertype:  football  any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
  part:  football_play
  subtype:  professional_football  playing football for money
  subtype:  touch_football__touchfootball  a version of football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled

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