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Each possession? consists of four downs. If, during a possession, the offensive team advances the ball ten yards or more, they get four more downs within which to try to score, or to at least advance an adidtional ten yards. If, in four downs, an offensive team has not advanced at least ten yards, then they may elect, on the fourth down, to punt, or if they elect to continue to try to advance the ball and fail to gain the necessary yards to accumulate to ten yards for that possession or series of four downs, then possession of the ball reverts to the opposing team at the spot where the ball was downed at the end of the fourth down. |
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Each possession? consists of four downs. If, during a possession, the offensive team advances the ball ten yards or more, they get four more downs within which to try to score, or to at least advance an additional ten yards. If, in four downs, an offensive team has not advanced at least ten yards, then they may elect on the fourth down, to punt, or if they elect to continue to try to advance the ball and fail to gain the necessary yards to accumulate to ten yards for that possession or series of four downs, then possession of the ball reverts to the opposing team at the spot where the ball was downed at the end of the fourth down. |
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