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LivePlayScore brings you American football live scores from the NFL, college football, the CFL and the UFL, updated play by play. The score, quarter, game clock, down and distance and who has the ball appear on this page as the game unfolds. It's free, and you don't need an account.

Football Sundays are busy. There are early games, late afternoon games and a prime-time game at night, and that's before Monday and Thursday nights and a full slate of college games on Saturday. Nobody can watch all of them, and a lot of fans outside the US are trying to follow along in the middle of the night. This page is built for that: open it, find your game, and you know exactly where things stand.

Each live game shows both teams, the score, the quarter and the time left on the clock. You'll also see which team has the ball, the down and distance (for example, 3rd and 7) and where the ball is on the field.

Tap any game for more detail:

• Scoring summary: every touchdown, field goal, extra point, two-point conversion and safety, with the quarter and time.
• Quarter-by-quarter score: points for each team in each quarter, plus overtime when it happens.
• Team stats: total yards, passing and rushing yards, first downs, turnovers, penalties and time of possession.
• Player stats: passing, rushing and receiving leaders for both teams, where available.

If you only need the final, the scoreboard gives you that. If you want to know how your team blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, the scoring summary and turnover count usually explain it.

If you're new to the sport, the scoreboard is easy to follow once you know how points are scored.

• Touchdown: 6 points, for carrying or catching the ball in the end zone.
• Extra point: 1 point, kicked after a touchdown.
• Two-point conversion: 2 points, for running or passing the ball into the end zone again instead of kicking.
• Field goal: 3 points, kicked through the uprights.
• Safety: 2 points, when the defense tackles a ball carrier in his own end zone.

A game is four quarters of 15 minutes in the NFL and college football. The offense gets four downs to gain 10 yards. If it does, it earns a new set of downs. If it doesn't, it usually punts or tries a field goal on fourth down.

In the NFL, a tie after regulation goes to overtime. Regular-season games can still end in a tie if nobody wins in overtime, but playoff games keep going until there's a winner.

NFL. All 32 teams across the AFC and NFC, from Week 1 through the regular season, the Wild Card round, the Divisional round and the Conference Championships to the Super Bowl. If you follow one team closely, our team pages keep all their games in one place. The Kansas City Chiefs live scores and Baltimore Ravens live scores pages are two of the most followed.

College football. NCAA FBS games from all the major conferences, including the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC. We cover the regular season, the conference championship games, the bowl games and the College Football Playoff.

Other leagues. The Canadian Football League, including the Grey Cup, and the UFL, which gives fans more professional football in the spring.

Our scores come from a professional real-time sports data feed, the kind used by broadcasters and sports apps. The page updates by itself during games, so you don't need to keep refreshing.

A few situations can make a score look odd for a moment. Here's how we handle them:

• Replay reviews and challenges. Coaches can challenge certain calls, and all scoring plays and turnovers are reviewed. If a touchdown is overturned, the points come off the board and the down and distance update to match the final ruling.
• Penalties. A flag can wipe out a big play. If a touchdown is called back for holding, the score changes back and the ball is placed where the officials say.

If you ever see a score that doesn't match what's on TV, let us know through our contact page. Reader reports have helped us catch mistakes, and we'd rather fix them fast.

If you're checking in partway through, a few details tell you most of the story:

Down and distance. 1st and 10 is a fresh start. 3rd and 12 is a tough spot, and a stop there usually means a punt.

Field position. A team at the opponent's 20-yard line is in the red zone and should come away with points. A team backed up inside its own 10 is in trouble.

Turnovers. Interceptions and fumbles swing games more than almost anything else. A team that's lost the turnover battle by two or more usually loses the game.

Timeouts left. Late in a close game, the number of timeouts each team has left decides how much time there is for a comeback.

On a Sunday afternoon in the NFL season, there can be eight or more games running at the same time, and college Saturdays are even bigger. The scoreboard puts live games at the top, followed by upcoming games and then final scores, so you can follow your team, your fantasy players and your rivals together.

If you also follow other American sports, our baseball live scores page covers MLB from Opening Day to the World Series.