The Science of Pro Football

Acceleration is the key for a predator chasing down swifter prey

A burly lineman can sweat through upward of nine pounds of fluid

Your body's center of mass is near your belly button, but things change if you're interacting with another person

We set up an imaginary 40-yard dash to explore the physics of speed and acceleration

From a physics perspective, football is all about overcoming inertia

Physics gives a precise answer, at least in an ideal setting

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is not always the shortest distance between the two points that define it

The answer lies in surface area and biomechanics

Denoting both direction and magnitude, vectors appear throughout the world of science and engineering

Why the prolate spheroid is the shape for success

What does Sir Isaac Newton have to do with gridiron glory? Plenty, it turns out. In a special partnership with NBC Learn, we present supplemental information for the educational video series, "The Science of NFL Football"

Sports psychologist Patrick Cohn discusses two types of athletes, and how to deal with pressure in the days before the big game. Christie Nicholson reports

If the stats favor going for it, why are coaches so wary?