Mark Stewart - Touchdown: The Power and Precision of Footballs Perfect Play

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O ne of the most thrilling plays in sports is the touchdown. Few moments combine such power and emotion. Scoring a touchdown is a reason for wild celebration. Allowing a touchdown is a terrible feeling.

Whenever a player reaches the end zone, it is usually the result of a great individual effort and tremendous teamwork. Hour after hour, football teams practice ways to score touchdowns. At the same time, they work just as hard learning how to stop touchdowns.

A look inside a football playbook can tell you a lot about touchdowns. On every play, everyone on the field has a job to do. If everything goes exactly as planned, the player with the ball has a chance to score. This is when footballs superstars get their chance to shine.