Learn the Difference

An end-around and a reverse are two football plays that involve handing the ball to the receiver. National commentators who are payed to talk about the game aren't smart enough to tell the difference. Here's the difference....

An end-around is a play where the quarterback fakes the hand-off to the running back and the split-end (or "end") comes "around" and gets the hand-off.

A reverse is a play where the quarterback hands the ball off wide to the running back and he hands it off to the wide receiver. If the wide receiver then hands it off to another player, it's called a double-reverse.

So, next time you're watching a game with a bunch of people and the commentators get this wrong (which they do at least once a game), you can sound intelligent by correcting them. But, if you're watching it with your girlfriend, she probably won't appreciate the tidbit of knowledge as much as you'd wish.