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Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Football 5Chapter 1: America's Greatest Game 7Chapter 2: Meet Me on the Gridiron 17Chapter 3: Them's the Rules (And Regulations) 31Part II: Go, Offense! 59Chapter 4: The Quarterback, Football's MVP 61Chapter 5: The Passing Game 77Chapter 6: Hitting the Ground Running 91Chapter 7: The Offensive Line at Work in the Trenches 111Chapter 8: Examining Offensive Plays and Strategies 125Part III: The Big D 151Chapter 9: These Guys Are Huge: The Defensive Line 153Chapter 10: The Secondary: Last Line of Defense 169Chapter 11: Delving into Defensive Tactics and Strategies 187Part IV: Meet the Rest of the Team 205Chapter 12: Special Teams, Masters of the Kicking Game 207Chapter 13: Coaches, General Managers, and Other Important Folks 229Part V: Football for Everyone 241Chapter 14: Armchair Quarterbacks and Other Fabulous Fans 243Chapter 15: Youth Leagues and High School Football 253Chapter 16: College Football -- Where It All Started 263Chapter 17: Taking a Look at the NFL (And Other Professional Leagues) 277Chapter 18: Playing Fantasy Football 293Part VI: The Part of Tens 301Chapter 19: The Ten (Or So) Greatest Defensive Players of All Time 303Chapter 20: More Than Ten Top Non?]Quarterback Offensive Players 313Chapter 21: The Ten Greatest Quarterbacks of All Time 323Chapter 22: The Ten Greatest Coaches in the History of the Game 331Appendix 341Index 353