12th man (football) 12th man (football) The 12th man or 12th player is a term for fans of teams in eleven-a-side sports games, particularly association football (soccer) or American football. As most football leagues allow a maximum of eleven players per team on the playing field at a time, referring to a team's fans as the 12th man implies that they have a potentially helpful role in the game. Infrequently, the term has referred to individuals having a notable connection to their football team. In Canadian football, 12 players are usually on the field at one time and the term 13th man is
The Prime Time Players contenders. At Survivor Series, the Prime Time Players took part in a losing effort in a ten-man elimination tag team match. In an interview released on August 15, 2013, Young revealed his homosexual orientation in real-life. On the August 19 episode of "Raw", the Prime Time Players started to wrestle as faces, due to management's and the fans' support for Darren Young coming out. At the pre-show of Night of Champions, the Prime Time Players won a "Tag Team Turmoil" match and thus a title shot by last eliminating the Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger). Later that night,