With Raiders and Patriots set to play in Mexico City, here’s a glossary of American football terms in Spanish
(Dario Lopez-Mills / Associated Press)
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Some terms are fairly obvious. If you’ve got 100 yardas, you’ve got a football field. Some words carry the flavor of Spanglish, like taclear. And when a quarterback gets tackled in the backfield, that’s el sack.
With the Oakland Raiders and
St. Louis Rams blitzer Billy Jenkins bears down on Tennessee Titans
(John Sleezer / Knight-Ridder Tribune)
Blitz
La carga
(Phelan M. Ebenhack / Associated Press)
Blocking (to block)
Bloquear
(Sam Greenwood / Getty Images)
Clipping
Bloqueo ilegal por atrás
A Chargers cheerleader performs at a game against the Denver Broncos
(Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)
Cheerleader
Porrista
(Also la animadora)
(Associated Press)
Coach
El entrenador
(Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
Cornerback
El esquinero
(Michael Ainsworth / Associated Press)
Dead ball
Pelota muerta
(Curtis Compton / TNS)
End zone
La zona de anotación
(Mark Tenally / Associated Press)
Line of scrimmage
La linea de golpeo
(Also la linea de ataque)
Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson makes a diving catch in a Nov. 5 game against the Seattle Seahawks
(Stephen Brashear / Associated Press)
Pass
El lanzamiento
Rams quarterback Jared Goff threw for a career-best 355 yards (yardas?) in a Nov. 12 victory over the Houston Texans
(Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)
Quarterback
El lanzador
(Also mariscal de campo)
(Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)
Super Bowl
El Super Tazón
(Also, and our favorite, El Super Bowl)
Sanchez reported from Mexico City and Padilla from Los Angeles.
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