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<blockquote data-quote="Philtration" data-source="post: 9157" data-attributes="member: 213"><p>Musccy, The CFL has three downs, motion-toward-the-line-of-scrimmage-before-the-snap-of-the-ball, wider field (63 yards versus 53 yards) and longer end zones (20 yards). The CFL's one-yard zone between the offensive and defensive lines is different than the NFL, who are used to seeing opposing linemen nose to nose. The Canadian twelve-man team is one more than the American eleven-man team. Canadians do not have a 'fair catch' rule on kick-off and punt returns as do the Americans; the receiver is fair game and an easy target for onrushing opposing players intent on sending the receiver into tomorrow. To offset the 'danger zone,' the CFL has a five-yard restraining zone that, theoretically, allows the receiver to catch the ball before being smacked hard by an opposing player. The five-yard restraining zone is more fiction than fact. </p><p>With Canadian rules, a football game is played quicker than the American game; for instance, the American quarterback has forty seconds to put the ball in play whereas his Canadian counterpart has half that time. In the CFL, if a game is tied at end of regulation time, the teams play two five-minute overtime periods, each with a kick-off. Teams have an equal opportunity to score and win the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Philtration, post: 9157, member: 213"] Musccy, The CFL has three downs, motion-toward-the-line-of-scrimmage-before-the-snap-of-the-ball, wider field (63 yards versus 53 yards) and longer end zones (20 yards). The CFL's one-yard zone between the offensive and defensive lines is different than the NFL, who are used to seeing opposing linemen nose to nose. The Canadian twelve-man team is one more than the American eleven-man team. Canadians do not have a 'fair catch' rule on kick-off and punt returns as do the Americans; the receiver is fair game and an easy target for onrushing opposing players intent on sending the receiver into tomorrow. To offset the 'danger zone,' the CFL has a five-yard restraining zone that, theoretically, allows the receiver to catch the ball before being smacked hard by an opposing player. The five-yard restraining zone is more fiction than fact. With Canadian rules, a football game is played quicker than the American game; for instance, the American quarterback has forty seconds to put the ball in play whereas his Canadian counterpart has half that time. In the CFL, if a game is tied at end of regulation time, the teams play two five-minute overtime periods, each with a kick-off. Teams have an equal opportunity to score and win the game. [/QUOTE]
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