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Go! Go! Go! Touchdown! Honey, while you are in the kitchen get us some more chips and drinks. If this is what is heard all weekend long during football season and ladies, you feel left out, then get off the bench and into the game. Women who have been left out on football weekends and want to enjoy watching football with spouses and friends need to learn the strategies involved. Football strategies can be divided into three distinct categories according to the function needed they are offense, defense, and special teams. The strategy of the offense, the team that has control of the ball during the game, is to get first downs, control the clock, and score touchdowns. The offense is made up of the quarterback, running backs, receivers, and linemen all working together for a common goal. The first goal is to move the ball ten or more yards down the field for a first down within four plays. If the offense achieves this goal then they keep possession of the ball and try to get another first down. This process continues until they fail to obtain a first down. As the offense moves the ball down the field they are able to control the time in the game by either keeping the ball in play or stopping the clock by going out of bou