Drew Brees and the New Orleas Saints: Super Bowl XLIV Super Bowl Superstars Series ¥ Glossary Crossword Puzzle 1

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Across Down 2. a playoff game that determines which National 1. caught a pass meant for a player on the other Football team Conference (NFC) team will go to the Super Bowl 3. a player whose job it is to catch passes 4. the part of a team that has the job of scoring 5. the most valuableplayer 6. a series of plays that begin when a team gets 7. a version of football in which players are not the ball; the tackled; instead, defenders end a play by plays end when the team with the ball either removing a flag worn by the ball carrier scores or gives up the ball to the other team 10. one of the four divisions in the NFL’s 8. an award that helps pay for a person to go to American Football Conference (AFC) college 14. an event in which professional teams take 9. the yearly All-Star game for the season’s best turns choosing college players to play for them NFL players 15. the area at either end of a football field where 11. a player who is not signed to a team and can touchdowns are scored choose which team to play for 12. a player on defense who usually covers the other team’s receivers 13. an athlete who is not expected to win 14. the part of a team that has the job of stopping the other team from scoring 16. threw a ball too far for the receiver to catch Across 17. a massive storm that caused incredible destruction in New Orleans and on the surrounding coast in late August 2005 18. the area of the field where a kicker is close enough to be able to make a field goal