| QUARTERBACK | Player in American football (11) |
| LINEBACKER | Defensive player in American football (10) |
| KICKER | Player in American football who takes set-pieces (6) |
| TACKLES | Players in American Football whose main role is to block opposition players (7) |
| TOUCHEDDOWN | Scored in American football (7,4) |
| LINEBACKERS | Members of the defensive team in American football who generally stand upright before the ball is snapped |
| RECEIVER | In American football, a player on the offensive team who specialises in catching long passes (8) |
| TOUCHDOWN | Six-point score in American football made by being in possession of the ball in the opposing team's end zone |
| SAFETY | Defensive player positioned furthest back in American football (6) |
| WIDERECEIVER | In American Football, a player who catches long passes from a quarterback (4,8) |
| REDSKINS | Washington ........, in American football, former name of Washington Football Team (8) |
| SUPERBOWL | The main championship game in American football, held annually in January (5,4) |
| SHUTOUT | In American football, a win in which the defeated team has no score (7) |
| GRIDIRON | (Field in) American football (8) |
| ONE | Impossible score in American football |
| TEE | Ball support on the ground in American football |
| TIGHTEND | Position in American football (5,3) |
| GROUNDGAME | Running plays, in American football parlance |
| FUMBLE | Loss of ball possession in American football (6) |
| STRONGSIDE | Where the tight end is positioned in American football |
