touchdowns
Six-point plays
Touchdowns are scoring plays in American and Canadian football, worth six points, achieved by carrying or catching the ball in the opponent's end zone.
The term comes from rugby, where the ball must touch the ground to score—a requirement football dropped but the name kept.
Figuratively, a touchdown is any successful completion: The product launch was a touchdown for the team.
Earning points in competition
- endzoneFootball field's scoring rectangle
- six pointsTouchdown's point value
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- quarterbackPassing position in football
catch · rush · NFL · goal line · celebration · spike · fumble · interception
Make an effort
- groundingConnecting to earth
- in-goalRugby scoring region
- conversionAct of changing states
- ball carrierPlayer with the football
pitch · scrum · tackle · maul · ruck · winger · fullback · lineout
scoring
Earning points in competition
- endzoneFootball field's scoring rectangle
- six pointsTouchdown's point value
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
quarterback · catch · rush · NFL · goal line · celebration · spike · fumble · interception · redzone
try
Make an effort
- groundingConnecting to earth
- in-goalRugby scoring region
- conversionAct of changing states
ball carrier · pitch · scrum · tackle · maul · ruck · winger · fullback · lineout · sevens
landing
Descent's final moment
- runwayPaved path for planes
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
tarmac · approach · descent · pilot · gear down · airport · flight · threshold · flare · contact
landing
Descent's final moment
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- reentryComing back in
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
rover · lunar · Mars · mission · NASA · SpaceX · parachute · soft landing · probe · lander
- Sports Resultswin, championship, first place, second place, victory
- football rulesfirst down, field goals, extra points, safeties, scoring
- Football HistoryNFL, rugby, Super Bowl, Heisman Trophy, Hall of Fame
- sports statsstats, most points, yards, most goals, box scores
- footballfootball, field goal, quarterback, end zone, goal
- Tornadoestornado, twister, funnel cloud, funnel, vortex
touchdownsfield goals
Kicked scores through uprights
safeties · punts · kicks · extra points · two-point conversions
touchdownsturnovers
Possession changes or pastries
interceptions · fumbles · punts · sacks · three-and-outs
- touchdown dancePost-score athletic revelry
- touchdown celebrationsRituals after scoring points
- touchdown passThrown ball caught for points
- touchdown zoneMarked runway landing section
- first touchdownInitial scoring play
- touchdown recordTop count of scores