Soccer FAN reacts to the Most Athletic Plays in NFL History

[@TheMaxmurphy1973]

The description of American football as "chess with full maxed out athletes " is correct. The play designs are extremely intricate. Each player has specific responsibilities based on the events of each play. Just like chess, the offense is trying to deceive the defense, and the defense is trying to read the offense. Each play is a chess move trying to move your team down the field.

[@RFredrickPhotography]

More like the game 'GO' then chess, because the game of 'GO' is to chess as chess is to checkers...the game 'GO' is FAR superior to chess, it always makes me laugh when people make big deals out of chess players, now if you can Master 'GO' then that would be something.

[@mrfrostwing]

@@RFredrickPhotography As a player of both games, and above average in both as well, you can't compare the two. Chess involves limited motions where one must plan up to 8 turns in advance for an attack, while GO allows free range for any part of the board. While it is true that mastering GO is more difficult, both games require completely different skill sets. Chess is entirely based on maneuvering your pieces into a formation that will allow victory, while GO requires one to deceive an opponent and unsuspectingly create fences around an area.

[@ellamartindale9734]

So true

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

@@RFredrickPhotography Comparing Go to Chess is like apples to oranges. It's different kinds of strategy. Go is about long-term strategy and Chess is about setting up or threatening single move tactics or getting a favorable endgame position. Finding those tactics is far more complicated in Chess than it is Go. Go has a lot more board positions but it's not an inherently more complex game in terms of how it's played.

[@RFredrickPhotography]

I stand by my comment, the very fact that people are trying very hard to defend chess proves my point. The game go is harder to play than chess. Google "How is the game go harder than chess?" At the opening move in Chess there are 20 possible moves. In Go the first player has 361 possible moves. This wide latitude of choice continues throughout the game. At each move the opposing player is more likely than not to be surprised at their opponent's move, and hence they must rethink their own plan of attack.

[@amicooke1790]

2:08 Many players carry towels to wipe grass, moisture, paint, or rubber turf filler off of their hands between plays.

[@Hayseo]

Right. The size of the towels were getting ridiculously big. So The league set the maximum size a towel can be.

[@blindleader42]

Especially receivers, whose hands have to control a ball coming at them at a very high speed.

[@achimearls952]

"what is that thing dangling from there bottom"

[@im_Game711]

Well, not ONLY that. I imagine they also use tge towel for wiping away sweat, and blood.

[@LiljamezZz]

Nah, towels just look cool

[@LancerX916]

I met an offensive lineman once. He was massive. About 6'10" and 280lbs to 300lbs, and a lot of it was muscle. When he shook my hand, it was like grabbing a rock. One of the nicest guys I ever met.

[@gamera5160]

O-linemen are gentle giants.

[@Ira88881]

When Europeans watch football on TV…I guess most Americans too… Unless you see a game in person, you have no concept of the size of these guys.

[@dalehammers4425]

That would have been a very skinny OL. At that height/weight combo, he would have been pushed all over the place. But yeah, us OL are some of the kindest people you will ever meet. Its our job to protect people, its the DL guys that are the nasty ones lol.

[@sagemaster6814]

They make me feel tiny. At 6' 180lbs ~10% body fat, they always made me feel out of shape too. Then again they called me crazy for not being afraid of a 100mph slapshop. Mutal respect from mutually good dudes.

[@suchendelokidottir5673]

Yeah pro football players are really really big guys. They are not small by any stretch of the imagination.

[@richardmartin9565]

Paint under the eyes reduces reflection from the stadium lights.

[@ThreeSixOhGriz]

And sun

[@somecallmetim2112]

And they call it "eyeblack". Nowadays they also have matte black stickers which many players use, but the greasepaint is also still widely used as well.

[@heywoodjablowme8120]

And it makes you look badass so that's why guys wear it when there's no sun out or when it rains or snows😂❤😂

[@MemonsProds]

It’s also to intimidate the other team, a person with crazy eyeblack may distract or scare a player for 1 to many seconds to were they get the catch or tackle

[@dalehammers4425]

@@MemonsProds As a former player, someone wearing eyeblack never once intimidated me lol.

[@amicooke1790]

2:50 The entire pylon is in bounds, so contacting it with any part of the ball counts as breaking the goal line, and as such, a touchdown.

[@fasttruckman]

Worst thing they ever did to football.

[@amicooke1790]

@@fasttruckman Serves the same purpose in Rugby, but the ball still has to be touched down in their end zone to count as a try.

[@Nanasays0731]

A few of the touchdowns were questionable.

[@michaelstokes2587]

@@fasttruckman Are you slow? its always been like that

[@fasttruckman]

@@michaelstokes2587 Not so my friend. There was a time when the ball actually had to cross the white line.

[@maxjaeger40]

American Football is extremely entertaining once you understand the rules, it just takes time to watch games and you will understand it and like it.

[@nkcreese]

Fr

[@nadjasunflower1387]

a lot of Germans already like it. as far as European countries go, Germany has the highest amount of American Football teams operating in it's country at a " pro " level. (something over here we'd probably call ' semi-pro'. That's one of the reasons that NFL game in Cologne ? ( i think it was ) was sold out and then some. People keep trying to or wanting to add an NFL team in the UK, which is understandable but only purely from a language barrier deal. Most UK people still don't fully grasp what it is, even though it's getting more popular. The Germans on the other hand not only know it but love it...If I were an owner looking to go to Europe, I'd go to Germany instead where there's already a good portion of the populace that knows and likes the game. I mean that's just good business if you don't have to ' win ' over the populace.

[@GoldRushNC]

It does take some time.

[@mwdouglas3794]

It's because people with no idea think it's all about brute strength. When you learn the game you realize it 99% about strategy and team work and 1% being a monster.

[@GoldRushNC]

@@mwdouglas3794 fr

[@gail6384]

Their athleticism is unbelievable. My cousin, a tiny 5’2” ballerina, taught ballet to college football players for almost 20 years.

[@hopelawrence2022]

LOL! I’m 5’1 and did a yoga class with some of my University football team’s biggest guys… they’re unreasonably huge 😂

[@dalehammers4425]

@@hopelawrence2022 I was a lineman when I played, my playing weight (in high school) was 6'4 270. Had I not been hurt before going to college, I likely would have played about 320. Solid muscle too.

[@AWA957]

At 6:18, D.K. Metcalf reached 22.64 MPH and traveled 114.8 yards to chase down Budda Baker on his 90-yard interception return (Baker's top speed: 21.27 MPH). Metcalf is 6’ 4” and weighs 236lbs Baker is 5’ 10” and weighs 194lbs

[@pyrovania]

Might want to translate it to metric. Metcalf is 107 kg and a bit short of 2 meters tall (2 meters is 6 feet 6 inches). 2 inches is about 5 cm.

[@Dardrum]

GO HAWKS

[@foxphilesg1fan454]

Football players often take unusual classes as part of their training including hurdles, high jumps, gymnastics and even ballet

[@pyrovania]

Also boxing and jiu jitsu.

[@somecallmetim2112]

I heard a UFL player credit ballet classes for his agility in a sideline interview after a particularly impressive play this weekend. He was all about it, too. Ballet's been a training technique for decades and still going strong.

[@Kjtogood-hh6du]

True

[@Grakees]

@@somecallmetim2112 My old baseball coach many years ago; he got all our shoe sizes and then went out and bought a bunch of high heels. He made us practice in those for months, but it taught us how to be able to stand using the balls of our feet rather than being flatfooted. Our reaction time to plays was so so much better, it actually improved my batting because it gave me more control over how I moved. The jokes about practicing in high heels from the others teams, they get real quiet when they are going 1-2-3 inning over, and our end is smacking dingers over 300ft and well over the fence (can't really say it was a wall).

[@KingJinzo2125]

I thought that was just a pro Athlete thing in general. Playing other sports build up different parts of the body and give the over used ones more rest to reduce injury

[@gregpickett8816]

Last clip: Tyreek was a fairly accomplished track runner when he was younger. They call him the Cheetah for a reason, lol. When he gets in open field, pretty much nobody in the league can catch him. Also, the "white thing" hanging from their belts is just a towel to dry their hands for a better grip.

[@JKM395]

The 'paint' under the eyes is called eye black. It's used to help fight the glare from the stadium lights or the sun. It's also used in baseball, which is my experience with it, and you would not believe how much it helps you to see on an extremely sunny day.

[@pyrovania]

This is why cheetahs have a stripe running from their eye to their nose. Acts like sunglasses. So does eyeblack.

[@xbeaker]

Specifically, because your brain will filter out unnecessary data from your vision (for example, your nose is always in your vision, but you don't notice it because it is filtered out.) But in particularly bright light, light will actually reflect off your cheeks (also always in your vision) and will cause glare. Eye black helps alleviate that. But, it is also for intimidation and personal style. A lot of players have a particular design they use. Even if the player doesn't need it for glare, it is worn as warpaint.

[@tyrionstrongjaw7729]

Yeah was coming here to say this. Used it in both baseball and football, but played baseball through college and it made a large difference. Sunglasses never worked with me because it really messed with my depth perception, so eye black was a savior.

[@JKM395]

@@tyrionstrongjaw7729 It really is amazing how much of a difference that stuff makes.

[@thomassmith-s4i]

You are right. I cannot believe it. And didn't believe it, back when I played baseball. But it made me look cool. Well, maybe not cool, but... like somebody who wanted to look cool. ha.

[@thseed7]

Tyreek Hill (final play) is an Olympic level track athlete who is one of the fastest players in NFL history. He runs the 40 yard dash (36.58 meters) in 4.29 seconds. Usain Bolt (all time fastest Olympic runner) runs a 4.22

[@drmachinewerke1]

And he missed out on 2 rings

[@hypocritex]

@@drmachinewerke1 Salty Chiefs fan.

[@Derek-el5iv]

@@drmachinewerke1 he has like 11 kids. He needs the paycheck more than the rings. Ya'll should pay Kelce, Mahomes, Thuney or Taylor less. ;-)

[@h7chi]

Granted usain bolt was in sweats and sneakers on grass. His true 40 is estimated to be around 3.6

[@hypocritex]

@@h7chi Impossible. No one is running under 4 seconds. No one. MAYBE a 4.1something.

[@foxphilesg1fan454]

You can catch with both hands but often the other hand is used to fend off a defender

[@InkWellideas]

Or to break a fall - act as a balancing aid, to keep moving forward

[@JollyJoshums]

The orange pylons are both the visual and physical markers for the corners of the end zone. Since the ball just has to break the front line of the endzone to be considered a touchdown, the pylons serve as a target for players willing to risk it as the bare minimum as to where the ball has to be in order to count as a touchdown. Essentially, hitting the pylon= hitting the corner of the endzone.

[@aidanaldrich7795]

Yes, they are on TOP of the corners of end zone, so hitting the orange pylons is proof that you got the ball over the end zone

[@NewFroakable]

Something about a soccer fan reacting to a football video kindly warms my heart 😂

[@Anonymously-speaking]

The black under the players’ eyes is to reduce sun glare. What I find amazing about the players is they get hit so hard and (usually) still hang on to the ball. Great video👍🏼

[@OkiePeg411]

And those hard landings on their backs, upper back, butt and shoulders!!! I'd be crippled after that kind of fall/landing.

[@pyrovania]

@@OkiePeg411 A lot of them do judo breakfalls. At least, everyone on the Niners and Seahawks do. The Dolphins made their quarterback take jiu jitsu to learn to breakfall after he got those concussions. Much safer if you do a breakfall.

[@rogerknights857]

American football players pop up and pretend they aren’t hurt after being crushed; Soccer players stay down and writhe after being brushed.

[@terrioestreich4007]

These guys are so great at athletics but some of the moves they pull off is amazing when you see how big they are! They are almost all huge human beings, it's hard to tell until they are near regular sized people

[@marymorris6897]

We have a retired NFL player at our church, and he is BIG. Really nice guy.

[@pyrovania]

One time I stayed at the same hotel the Raiders were staying in. Got in an elevator with several of them. They are huge. Also mostly very young. Probably average weight is 100 kg and the linemen (offense and defense) can get up to 150 kg.

[@Steve-gx9ot]

These athletes TRSIN HARD before we games and are therefore REFLEXES ( Muscle Memory) used during Real time game Situations. Very few can do the the Best Ones!!

[@marymorris6897]

@@pyrovania thanks for sharing your memory. That's something I would have enjoyed. Oops! I should clarify. I'm a senior and it wouldn't have been for sex interest.

[@terrioestreich4007]

@@marymorris6897 Ha ha!

[@ccormx]

The superhumans in the NFL are absolutely, positively, can’t even argue with me, the most exceptional athletes, the most most athletic humans, on the planets, bar none.

[@matthewrohr8964]

I love your enthusiasm for gridiron football. Soccer was new for me, and I really appreciate the abilities of those athletes, too. Thanks for your video!

[@OwenHealey-ck4pl]

Yes, it is quite rare to have a one handed catch and when it does happen, it usually ends up on a highlight reel

[@ChrisVuletich]

In that last clip you said "How did he outplay the whole team." You might also like a video called "Devin Hester you are Ridiculous" -- he broke a lot NFL records by doing just that throughout his career and is arguably the best of all time at it.

[@Lost_Pikachu]

Glad you can appreciate our crazy American sport. Hope this reveals why we aren't near the top for football/soccer. Our best athletes tend to play American football, basketball, baseball and/or hockey

[@annakatherine2663]

he does not even now how rare it is for a qb to hurdle😂

[@rwschumm]

Greetings from Arizona, US. Professional Quarterbacks can throw the football with so much power and speed, that it's Amazing that other players can catch some of these throws with just 1 hand. That's the exception... usually receivers can get 2 hands on a football throw. :)

[@dustinjones1346]

Its absolutely like chess, but even more nuanced. Imagine being an offensive or defensive coordinator. You have 11 pieces and you have to cover the board. The opponent is adjusting to your gameplan, identifying and attacking your weaknesses. Your opponent is trying to predict what youre gonna do and youre trying to predict what theyre gonna predict and do the opposite. And player skill is a far larger variable than a fixed set of moves

[@dalehammers4425]

Not to mention all your players are moving at the same time instead of one at a time. As a Chiefs fan, I have gained so much respect for Reid and Spags running our offense and defense over the years.

[@foxphilesg1fan454]

The orange thing is called a pylon. If the player is going out of bounds but he can touch the pylon with the ball it's considered in bounds and he scores a touchdown

[@AW11-e4h]

These are world class athletes. They have been training since they were kids ✌️

[@HeavenhoundGiuseppe]

Most highlight compilations naturally focus on offense and scoring. But plenty of defensive plays are just as incredible, if not more. Particularly a Troy Polamalu highlight reel, his Top 50 is full of stuff most guys would be happy to do once in their career.

[@brendafrazier811]

Whoever put this video together seems very impressed by flips into the end zone. While they look “cool” I’m more impressed by the more subtle athletic moves.

[@ducknfl]

As A American Football player this was extremely funny to watch

[@danbaker300]

For a touchdown, you just have to have possession of the ball with any part of the ball on, above, or beyond the goal line. If you are diving across the sideline as you do it, the ball has to cross the goal line inside the field of play. The orange cones at the corner are to mark this; if the ball touches it on the way out, it counts, but if it passes outside the marker without touching it, it will be put into play next where it crossed the sideline. 2:10 - that's a towel to dry their hands between plays.

[@tonyb7615]

They must've changed that since I was young. It used to be the ball could be as far out of bounds as you wanted, as long as you weren't. As soon as you touch OOB tho, that moment is where the ball is considered down wherever it happens to be. The plane to cross starts at the goal line and includes oob as long as you don't touch oob, the ball's not considered dead. So it can be on the other side of the pylon, as long as you aren't. The reason players aim for it is instant replay has a better chance of not screwing them over. Drag a foot or elbow oob's, won't matter if the pylon is hit 1st. Or since there's gonna be a lot of defenders pouncing on them, when they're touched first before the pylon gets hit. It's a frame of reference. Easier to tell when the pylon gets touched.

[@omok2]

I am not a sports person but NFL is always fun to watch. It really is one of the most entertaining sports in my opinion. The sheer level of talent on the field.

[@DougWilliams06]

Omitting Larry Allen’s chase down from this list is a huge omission.

[@marceline8488]

As a Vikings fan, sad there were no Vikings clips. We had Adrian Peterson who was a freakish running back with a rare combination of speed, power, and agility. See the clip where he runs over William Gay, or destroys the entire browns defense. He set the RB single game rushing record and is debatably the best rb of all time. Also in conversation for best of all time, Wide Reciver Randy Moss , deceptively fast with insane catch radius and origin of the term "mossed". His nick name was super freak and watching him catch deep bombs inspired my love for the NFL. One of my favorite plays was the lateral to Moe Williams. Wide Receiver Stephon Diggs with the Minneapolis Miracle is a must watch. Justin Jefferson's impossible catch vs the buffalo bills is also a must watch. Just watch the nfl top 100 plays.

[@philipmcniel4908]

American football is mostly a fall and winter sport: College football runs from late August to early January, and the NFL runs from September through mid-February (though the NFL does have some preseason games--similar to a "friendly" in soccer--starting at the beginning of August). If you want to get into watching an American sport that is being played right now, and still has a lot of games left in its season, you might want to check out baseball! It's the oldest American sport (and the only one that is older than the popularity of college sports in the US, so its player-development system isn't entirely dependent on colleges). The NFL may be the most popular league in the US nowadays, but baseball was a HUGE part of American culture and history.

[@dominicbabbitt4529]

I'm almost afraid to get this guy watching Barry Sanders footage... I think his brain would explode

[@philipmcniel4908]

Brandon Aiyuk (3:14) and Christian McCaffrey (3:38) are now teammates since McCaffrey went to the San Francisco 49ers.

[@dalehammers4425]

Aiyuk likely isnt there this year though. Niners arent gonna pay him what he wants, and he's not happy about it.

[@aaronkemper2742]

The orange thing on the corner is called "the pylon". They mark the very edge of the end zone. The part of the rules that lead to plays like Julio Jones' diving touchdown, is that if you are able to knock it over with the ball, it would've had to pass the line. As long as no part of the body touches out of bounds before the pylon is knocked over, it's a touchdown. There are a lot of nuanced rules to the game.

[@KylerBooth-fm8df]

The paint is to absorb the sunlight, acting as a sort of sunglasses, without the actual sunglasses

[@thomassmith-s4i]

I love your enthusiasm for our insane brand of football. The painted cheeks are supposed to cut down the glare of the stadium lights or the sun- but really, it's just to look cool, or scary, or whatever. same in baseball. Great one-handed catches are very rare- that's why they make the highlight reels! The orange marker is the extreme edge of the end zone, and if you touch it with the ball, it's a touchdown. That was a fantastic athletic play to be able to reach in the opposite direction tour body is moving. But these guys are unreal athletes. And they're lucky to play for 4 seasons before they get pretty much broken in half and are forced to retire.

[@ericurdiales8978]

All you have to do is hit the orange pylon to make it a touchdown. Remember that the average NFL player is 6’2”- 6’3” and weighs 245-250 lbs. Not to mention they are top tier athletes. The way they twist and turn is called a “juke.” Looking like you’re going one way, then going the opposite. Confusing to the player trying to take you down. The black under their eyes draws the sun or light so it’s not right in their eyes. You can catch with one hand or two…any way to get ahold of that ball. Thanks for your reaction, I really enjoyed it. You should check out ‘Football’s Hardest Hits, Here Comes The Boom’. It’ll blow your mind. Hi from Houston, Texas!

[@dalehammers4425]

Hell, we've had official helmet catches lol.

[@grantarmstrong2968]

Just to clarify, a major reason why it looks like nfl players jump so high is that for one they do (they are incredible athletes). But it is also because most defensive players tackle low. This is because high tackles are dangerous and tackling anywhere above the shoulders. Defenders tend to get low before making a tackle since a lot of higher up tackles are either too dangerous or unreliable. This unfortunately means that it can be leapt over

[@jishani1]

A bit of clarity for you about those plays around the sideline/endzone. They leap before going out of bounds, so while they're in the air the ball is still in play. they don't go out of bounds until they land. If they can hit the orange post at the goal line or physically move the ball across the goal line before touching the ground it's considered a touchdown, but only if they still maintained control of the ball. if it was falling out of their hand, it wouldn't be a touchdown. Also the thing hanging out of the back of their pants is a towel so they can wipe their hands or face of sweat, or mud, or rain, or blood, or snow, or a mixture.

[@revpembroke3082]

How did he outplay the whole team? My man, let me introduce you to man named Devin Hester. A kick return specialist who broke the record for returning punts and kick offs for touchdowns.

[@cherylatkinson7479]

Chris I love your enthusiasm for our American football 🏈 These guys are amazing athletes and most have been playing and training since they were kids. Some of them have even played different sports at the same time before making it to the NFL.

[@IceWraith101]

One thing to remember is these guys you see doing this are MASSIVE human beings. MUCH heavier than Soccer players. And still able to do this while also wearing pads for extra weight.

[@David-vr8rq]

The game grew out of the us Civil War, so think napolionic warfare. Frederick, the great quarterback for the Hohenzollern Eagles. after 0:02 a few setbacks in previous seasons. Came back to score in the fourth quarter in the superbowl, at waterloo stadium against the French.

[@debbers]

I think that is a sweat towel, also can be used to wipe off their hands, when they get muddy! It's good for all kinds of things! The black under the eyes cuts down glare from the lights!

[@ericjorgensen3911]

Those towels hanging out is to keep your hands dry/clean. One hand catches are rare as you use two... if you can. Sometimes somersault into the end zone is just a celebration! Paint under the eye is to help with the glare of the sun/stadium lights.

[@NobodyYippi]

To answer a few questions I remeber you asking, No, you can catch it with one hand. 2 hand, or even no hands (yes, that's happened) and no, you don't need to hit the orange thing (pylon pronounces pie-lawn) to score a touchdown, but you can if you need to.

[@richardmartin9565]

If you saw the NFL training videos, you might see the agility training routines they players go through.

[@Flickergooning]

Btw for the one hand question, no you do not need to catch with one hand. Most of the time one handed catches (objs catch) are only done as a last resort, and most of the time they don’t succeed. And for hopkins catch he couldn’t really do both hands because the db (defensive back) had control of one of his arms so he tipped the ball with the other and drew the ball in with his other.

[@angrylittlespider4593]

The orange pylons mark the front corners of the end zone, therefore they are in bounds. If the offensive player touches any part of it with the ball he scores a touchdown. In 2022 vs Seattle Patrick Mahomes touched only the outside edge of one while airbore while his entire body was out of bounds. Six points.

[@Kwright304]

Chess is a great way to explain this sport. The play calls are all made based on formation and statistics, they’re playing the odds on any specific area of the field, it’s all about territory

[@Crazed_1]

At 2:42 when he asks “does this count,” the announcer says, “Yes it does.” 😂😂

[@cursestakeover]

I like how he reacts after the play it’s really exciting and by the way you can catch with both or one hand, they wear accessories like paint and towel and backplates and visor for looks, grip with hand and throw with pointer finger straight spiral everytime

[@Bozbaby103]

Every sport has specific skills that are honed, enough so that an athlete’s body comes into sync with it. Watch how various athletes walk. One can usually tell the sport(s) a person plays by the way they walk and move in their every day life. Most athletes can change sports as they have the physical abilities, but it takes great effort and time to retrain your body and mind on how to play the new sport. It’s why when the odd athlete does shift sports plays differently. They also see the field/floor/pitch/ice in a different way, see the gameplay in a different way, strategize differently, make different decisions. What makes those players unique is that those differences usually aren’t “normal” and other players don’t quite know how to handle it. Fascinating stuff.

[@mbossman2]

A relative of mine was a team doctor for an NFL team. TO give you an idea of how in shape these players were: 1. A player had a resting heart rate in the 30s for beats per minute. 2. A player had abs that were so deep, he dropped an applicator between them and had to use forceps to pull it out his abs were so deep. 3. From standing, NFL players can easily jump 3+ feet straight yup. 4. 300 pound players can run a 40 yard dash in 5 seconds or so. The NFL record is less than 4.3 seconds. 5) Players can do a standing board jump in excess of 10 feet. (the record is 12+ feet).

[@Younglove_02]

The paint is called eye black. It draws the sunlight away from your eyes so you can see better

[@goatitisful]

You asked so many great questions, unfortunately, these situations are often too complicated to exp,ain thru a comment. I suggest you find someone in your town who likes American Football, and ask if you can watch a game with him. You will need tomeone to beable to pause the game and exp.ain things to you as the game happens. Btw, new fan, like your content. When you pause the video to speak tho, it would be good if you rewind a few seconds before pressing play again. You actually miss a lot of important things when you pause and continue without rewinding.

[@JeremyJohn781]

What i would like to say is, I love that the younger "Football" fans are checking out American football. At the same time I've seen an uprise in Americans playing Soccer or "Football" the way the rest of the world sees' it. I've watched a few games on TV, and I think it's time for me to catch an actual game! I'm from New England so it's New England Revolution's...that I'd cheer on, I hope to catch y'all there!

[@hapymom13]

Welcome to football!! You caught more of the actual sport strategy than the standard tv entertainment episode. I played soccer here as a kid and worked hard but I learned football in my family and it really has a crazy strategy and theory. But in the bottom line it is athletic strategy used to outwit and physically hinder the other team

[@The_HandsomeDuck]

8:22 that’s eyeblack and it’s used to keep the sun from getting in your eyes

[@Martin-m1f3l]

These plays are even more impressive when you understand that the opponents are the best in the world at stopping these plays.

[@IFtwIxJewJitsu]

Spot on with the gymnastics take. A lot of professional players do gymnastics in the off season to stay in shape.

[@ginger7044]

The players often have other sports they were good at, the running backs often have track and field skills, and kickers have soccer background. These are unusual and incredible plays, more the exception than the rule. Also a lot of these plays you were asking about the boundaries. Each play can be hotly contested because it is up to the referee and what they see.

[@carguyzs41]

There are many athletic plays in the nfl each year. I recommend reacting to more!

[@KingGhidorah_]

02:02 - That little thing is a towel. Just a basic towel. If your hands get muddy, or wet, or maybe bleeding from a cut, you have a towel there. I think some guys just wear them to wear them, too. 08:22 - That stuff on their cheeks is called "eye black." Think of it as lipstick made from grease. It's used to prevent glare from lights, the Sun, etc. 09:02 - One-handed catches are usually because you can reach further out with one hand/arm. You can extend farther from stretching out one shoulder, as opposed to both. Try it for yourself. Reach up a wall. Having said that, some just do it for the highlight reels... lol 11:00 - No. You do not have to touch the "orange thing." That is called a "pylon" and it's a clear marker for the boundary lines of the End Zone. In order to score a touchdown, any part of the ball mush "break the plane" of that front edge. It must cross over any point on that white line, or those two pylons. Much like an auto race, where two cars reach the finish line within tenths of a second of each other. Whoever broke the plane first, wins. 11:56 - Because he's Tyreek Hill. lol

[@USCFlash]

Well first of all as an American who loves football and soccer, it is only certain positions where these truly amazing athletes play. Usually wide receivers, running backs, defensive backs etc. Interior Linemen are not on their level. Most quarterbacks are not either (yet there are some, like Michael Vick for example, who are) It is important to state that while American football has arguably the fastest most athletic players, far more so than soccer, soccer players need to be able to run for 90 minutes....whereas an American wide receiver, may only have the ball thrown to him 10-15 times a game (the best ones) the other 60 plays or so, he will have other assignments (blocking, or not being the primary receiver, but still running a route) American football players could simply not endure a 90 minute soccer game (or rugby game) because all their athleticism and training is focused towards relatively short, explosive movement (rarely more than 15 seconds maximum) Kylian Mbappe would have no chance sprinting against most NFL wide receivers and defensive backs....but they would not be able to do what he does for a full 90 minutes. (only if they trained for that level of endurance....they could succeed, but they would lose explosive speed in return for endurance) Almost all elite college and pro football wide receivers and defensive backs and running backs, have some background in track sprinting in high school and sometimes in college too. Many are capable of running the 100 meters in between 10.15 - 10.6 (and some are even faster, or could have been had they focused exclusively on sprinting)

[@ScottLovenberg]

American football is all about explosive power for five to ten seconds on average and then up to 25 seconds before the next play must be started (or a delay of game penalty of five yards and the loss of that"down"). Whereas soccer is straight cardio where players must pace themselves so they have endurance if needed to strike or defend on a break away.

[@JohnDaytonStachurski]

The thing hanging out of the back part of their leg pads is called.... a towel to wipe the sweat off the player's face.

[@dalehammers4425]

Off the hands, not the face, but otherwise correct.

[@Navarre-i1j]

NFL level play is incredible complicated and involved, strategies within strategies, different shifting tactics to respond to shifting tactics on the other side. And then we get to the actual athletic play ;)

[@luckerooni1153]

If you like watching people return a kick for a touchdown, I recommend reacting to Devin Hester, he was so good at returning most teams just kick out of bounds and suffer a penalty to avoid him, he's the all time record holder for returns, and his returns are some all-time great NFL moments.

[@aaronbryce-i2d]

you should watch a nfl hardest hits compilation i think its help in understanding the physicality and strength that is also a huge part of the game

[@JustSome_Guy]

For reference, D.K. Metcalf (the player shown in the chase down clip), is 6'4 240lbs (193cm 109kg). Imagine how much power is required to make someone like that run at that speed. At the NFL Combine he ran 40yds (36.5m) in 4.33 seconds, which is absolutely crazy.

[@loganpraz2566]

For a lot of these, it’s still considered a touchdown as long as they touch the pylon (orange thing) before they go out of bounds (and out of bounds refers to actually touching the ground out of bounds)

[@MRturkey_3-m]

I remember watching most of the games was so crazy

[@Profundoverde]

2:52 if you touch the pylon with the ball (orange post) it is in and everything inside of it is in but anything outside of that pylon is out of bounds

[@Impossiblegaming11]

It doesn’t have to touch the orange pylon that tells the players where out of bounds is and where the touchdown is 10:59 usually players do this if they are forced out or to show off

[@angiepen]

Yeah, a lot of the flips over the goal line were just flexing. [nod] They're fun to watch, but I agree that the ones where they're actually flipping *over* someone to make the touchdown are much cooler. If you like the runs where they're jerking back and forth and doing spin-moves and such, check out Best Jukes. And of course, the NFL Biggest Hits Here Comes the Boom video is a classic for a reason. :)

[@TheHessian123]

The paint below the eyes aid in dulling down glare, I think.

[@parkerstaab2844]

Most athletic freaks in NFL history is a great video

[@karenwalters7131]

As for the leaps, most football players take dance classes to help with their coordination. My husband was a wide receiver during school. He took yoga and dance.

[@Donny_Mise]

2:41 When you ask "Does this also count?" the video actually answers the question saying "Yes it does." Coincidental timing!

[@jamieUSG1978]

Thanks for watching American football Chris. My dad played for Florida State so I love football . Especially college ball

[@SimeonThompson-p6w]

That obj catch changed recess you have no idea

[@nevets1726]

2:52 The orange post is called a pylon. If the ball either touches the pylon or crosses the line inbound from the pylon, it's a touchdown. If the ball crosses the line outbound from the pylon, it is out of bounds at the 1 yard line.

[@kyrataylor2035]

If players can't go through or around, they'll go over the top. Decades ago, I witnessed a Nebraska player literally run over the top of a mound of Mizzou players to score a touchdown at Missouri State University. It was amazing!

[@ohiotalk1475]

My favorite athletic play is by the late Larry Allen. Very very large man who hit Mach 97.

[@GMLGMD]

The reason the players sometimes do a flip in the end zone (even if it's not necessary) is for dramatic effect ... part of celebration of the touchdown. It's certainly not required, but its fun, and the crowd loves it! Also, you don't have to touch the orange pylon with the ball, but if you do hit it, the ball is considered in bounds, and it proves to the referee that you've just gotten a touchdown.

[@killachaos1208]

Barry Sanders is a great player to start with. He was very elusive and played the Running Back position. His top 50 plays video is a good one. Also the last player from this video is a current player by the name Tyreek Hill or The Cheetah. He's one of the fastest players in the NFL and plays Wide Receiver. Joseph Vincent has a video on him called The Cheetah.

[@BLOXYZ-pearlygz7bu]

What’s in their back is a towel. And also u can catch with both or ome

[@amicooke1790]

8:26 It's a product usually called "Eye Black", and it's a grease that keeps sweat from pooling under your eyes. It also reduces glare from sweat and sunlight.

[@HavocHounds1988]

A lot of pros in Football actually take ballet to help improve their footwork and agility, that's how you get some of the crazy jukes and stuff.

[@_Wrd2]

In american football, plays like that happen fairly often. I’d say a handful of plays per game are really impressive whether it’s freakishly athletic or just takes unbelievable skill to do. Part of the reason why I love it so much, every play has the potential to be a highlight

[@aceb3319]

The special part about it is how big they are in person running that fast

[@VEXTREXY..]

I’m glad to finally see a European respecting an American sport because most European people usually say that oh we have girly sports and yes one hand grabs are uncommon

[@ethanballard9654]

you need to watch barry sanders, the guy was UNREAL!

[@xigosu]

The thing hanging off their butt is a towel to keep their gloves dry, football gloves only help you catch they ball when they are dry, and the “paint” on their faces is called eye black and you wear it under your eyes to stop the sun or the bright stadium lights from getting in your eyes when you are looking up for the ball

[@Warcrime247]

The paint is to reduce glare that comes from the lights or sun when you're sweating. It can be blinding at times especially if you're really sensitive to light. It allows you to see everything better.

[@phillyfan31012]

if the ball hits the orange post, it is a touchdown. the whiteline across the endzone is a touchdown but the lines down the field is out of bounds