American Football Scoring System

Scoring System in American Football

Ways to Score

• Touchdown (6 points): scored when a player carries or catches the ball into the end zone of the opponent's field
• Field Goal (3 points): scored when a team kicks the ball through the opponent's goalposts
• Safety (2 points): scored when a player is tackled in their own end zone, or when a team commits a penalty in their own end zone

Scoring Combinations

• Extra Point (1 or 2 points): attempted after a touchdown; a kick through the opponent's goalposts (1 point) or a successful two-point conversion (2 points)
• Two-Point Conversion (2 points): a successful attempt to complete a two-point conversion play after a touchdown

Scoring Rules

• Kickoff Return Touchdown: if a player returns a kickoff for a touchdown, it is worth 6 points
• Fumble Return Touchdown: if a player recovers a fumble and returns it for a touchdown, it is worth 6 points
• Interception Return Touchdown: if a player intercepts a pass and returns it for a touchdown, it is worth 6 points

Scoring System in American Football

Ways to Score

• Touchdown is worth 6 points and is scored when a player carries or catches the ball into the end zone of the opponent's field.
• Field Goal is worth 3 points and is scored when a team kicks the ball through the opponent's goalposts.
• Safety is worth 2 points and is scored when a player is tackled in their own end zone, or when a team commits a penalty in their own end zone.

Scoring Combinations

• Extra Point is worth 1 or 2 points and is attempted after a touchdown, scored by a kick through the opponent's goalposts (1 point) or a successful two-point conversion (2 points).
• Two-Point Conversion is worth 2 points and is a successful attempt to complete a two-point conversion play after a touchdown.

Scoring Rules

• A kickoff return for a touchdown is worth 6 points.
• A fumble return for a touchdown is worth 6 points.
• An interception return for a touchdown is worth 6 points.