[header] How to fake that you know about football [title] Learn the basic rules. [step] It's going to be very difficult to fake knowledge of the sport if you don't have a basic understanding of how it works. Football is a complicated game, but a knowing a few simple rules will prevent you from having to ask what is going on.
[substeps] When they have the ball, the offense will have 4 plays to go 10 yards. If they get the 10 yards, that is a first down, meaning they now get another 4 plays to go 10 more yards.