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Special teams include a kickoff team, a '''kick return team''', a '''punting team''', a '''punt return team''', a '''field goal team''' and a '''field goal block team'''. There are also specialized players on these teams, including:
Because these aspects of the game can be so different from general offensive and defensive play, a specific group of players is drilled in executing them. Though fewer points are scored on special teams than on offense, special teams play determines where the offense will begin each drive, and thus it has a dramatic impact on how easy or difficult it is for the offense to score. Because they take the field sometimes fewer than ten times a game, most special teams players are exceptionally intense during play, making kick and punt returns home to some of the most exciting (and hardest hitting) action in a game of football. Though this makes for good spectating, it also leads to a fairly high rate of injury among special teams players, and as a result, many starters are hesitant to take up a special teams role. For the purposes of scoring in Fantasy Football (American) , points scored on special team returns are typically credited to the defense. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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