In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an invisible transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next...

specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line (OL), while linemen on the...

it. The rules of the sport strictly mandate the organization of the offense: there must be at least seven players on the line of scrimmage and no more than...

forward pass, ends (positioned at the end of the line of scrimmage) and backs (positioned behind the line of scrimmage) are eligible receivers. Most early football...

players may line up. Seven players must line up directly on the line of scrimmage while four players line up behind the line of scrimmage. Within this...

line of scrimmage is through the point of the ball closest to their end line. The two lines of scrimmage are called the offensive line of scrimmage and...

does not go on the regular season record Line of scrimmage, in American football and related games Scrimmage vest, clothing used in practices as a substitute...

yards of the line of scrimmage. Prior to a pass that goes beyond the line of scrimmage, a defender may not be impeded more than one yard past that line. Otherwise...

players lined up on the line of scrimmage. Of the players on the line of scrimmage, only the two players on the ends of the line of scrimmage are eligible...

away from the line of scrimmage on their side of the line.[citation needed] In Canadian football, the distance between the line of scrimmage and the defensive...

sides of the ball, depending on the strategy being employed. On offense, the formation must include at least seven players on the line of scrimmage, including...

player that throws forward passes. When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, it is called a sack. The position is also colloquially known as the...

American Football", established the snap, the line of scrimmage, eleven-player teams, and the concept of downs. Later rule changes legalized the forward...

who may line up on the line of scrimmage (in which case a WR in this position is sometimes called a split end) or behind the line of scrimmage (where they...

distance of some point on the 100-yard field of play – usually the line of scrimmage or the spot where a play ends – from the nearest goal line. When moving...

team's line of scrimmage in American football; in Canadian football, the line of scrimmage of the team without the ball is 1 yard past their side of the...

tackled behind the line of scrimmage before throwing a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and...

collectively as the "line", and have the primary role of blocking. By rule, there must be two additional players on the line of scrimmage called ends. These...

just scored must run a play from scrimmage close to the opponent's goal line and advance the ball across the goal line in the same manner as if it were...

previous line of scrimmage. Play then resumes as described above. The offensive team must have seven players on the line of scrimmage at the start of a play...

line of scrimmage ahead of the snap of the ball. The penalty associated with the infraction is the advancing of the ball five yards and a replay of the...

are scrimmage plays, with the ball initially placed at any point between the hash marks, at the option of the team making the attempt. The yard line that...

of the line of scrimmage, usually beside the tackles. Rules state that a legal offensive formation must always consist of seven players on the line of...

the kick beyond the line of scrimmage on his own (usually erroneous) action. If a punt crosses the plane above the line of scrimmage at any point during...

formations. Cornerbacks can be anywhere on the defensive side of the line of scrimmage at the start of play, although their proximity, formations, and strategies...

the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players,...

interference against the end man on the line of scrimmage or against an eligible receiver behind the line of scrimmage, who is aligned or in motion more than...

shoulders of the two Offensive guards, the line of scrimmage, and the distance of five yards behind the line of scrimmage on the offensive side of the ball...

from rugby. Many of these early innovations were the work of Walter Camp, including the sport's line of scrimmage and the system of downs. Another consequential...

American football defensive formation with six players along the line of scrimmage. Regarded as an eight men in the box defense, it features two players...