All you need to know is that its 100 yards long with a line every 5 yards. Those little white tick marks each represent a yard. Simple, right?

Remember back, if you will, to when you went over to your friends' house to play barbies. Maybe you brought your own, maybe you played with theirs. Usually the host provided the settings (Barbie Corvette, Barbie Malibu Dream House, Barbie Surf Shop) and perhaps some snacks. Then the "playing" began--which, from what I remember--consisted of setting things up for a couple of hours, playing for five minutes, and then going home. This, my friends, is Girl Fantasy Football. How can this be, you ask? Allow me to explain...

Ok, so the objective is this: Eleven dudes have to move an egg-shaped ball down the field towards the other teams endzone. They can run with the ball, throw (or pass) the ball to another dude, or kick the ball. They get four tries to go 10 yards. Every time they try, it's called a "DOWN," basically because...

One thing you may have noticed is when the announcer says something like, "3rd and 7" or "2nd and 10."