NFL vs. CFL: How the Same Sport Became Two Different Games
Three downs, a wider field and receivers charging toward the line before the snap make Canadian football more than the NFL with different uniforms.
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• The NFL and CFL share the same football roots, but different rules, field dimensions and styles of play have turned them into distinctly different games.
Watch a CFL game after years of NFL football and something quickly looks strange: receivers can be running toward the line before the ball is even snapped.
That's only the beginning.
The NFL and Canadian Football League share quarterbacks, touchdowns and plenty of familiar strategy. But more than a century of separate rule development has produced two distinctly different versions of football.
That's only the beginning.
The NFL and Canadian Football League share quarterbacks, touchdowns and plenty of familiar strategy. But more than a century of separate rule development has produced two distinctly different versions of football.
