What does the 1st and 15th or 2nd and 13th mean in the NFL?
In American football, the game is played on a 100-yard field with goalposts at each end. The team with the ball, also known as the offense, has four downs, or attempts, to advance the ball 10 yards towards the opposite end of the field.
When the offense gains 10 yards, they are awarded a new set of downs. The "1st" in "1st and 15th" or "2nd and 13th" refers to the down, while the "15th" or "13th" refers to the number of yards that the offense needs to gain on that down to get a new set of downs.
For example, if the offense is on "1st and 15th," it means that they are on their first down and need to gain 15 yards to get a new set of downs. If they fail to gain 15 yards on that down, they will lose the ball to the other team.
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