While channel surfing this past Sunday I stumbled across a CFL, Canadian Football League, game. It was on ESPN2, so there must not have been much else to air.
Hey, my many Canadian friends, I joke!
Anyway, it reminded me of all the relatively minor differences between the two games, the NFL here with the CFL there. Let's see how many I can list:
Three downs instead of four.
A one yard neutral zone between the offensive and defensive lines.
12 men on the field per side rather than 11.
Numerous men in motion on the offensive side of the ball, and towards the line of scrimmage. That takes getting used to. I was constantly looking for the motion flag.
Red penalty flags instead of yellow.
The 'rouge', the single point a defensive team gets if the offense can't get the ball out of the end zone on a punt or kickoff return.
A longer field (110 yards) with deeper end zones (20 yards). They don't have a 50 yard line but a centre line at the 55 yard mark.
A wider field (not sure by how much).
No fair catches on punts, but a five yard halo to allow the catch.
A three minute warning at the end of the half or game. Apparently it takes longer for Canadians to see to their needs (Hey, I joke again!).
Is there more? Maybe. This is what I remembered, and without the help of Wikipedia I might add. I have watched a few CFL games in the past.
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