In Canadian football, a single or single point is scored when the ball is kicked into the end zone by any legal means, other than a successful field goal, and the receiving team does not return the ball out of the end zone. It is also a single if the kick travels through the end zone or goes out of bounds in the end zone, except on a kickoff. After conceding a single, the receiving team is awarded possession of the ball at the 35-yard line. Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100. ... A field goal (formerly goal from the field) is a general term used in some sports wherein a goal may be scored either during general play (from the field) or via some sort of free shot. ...

Singles are not awarded if a ball is downed in the end zone after being intercepted in the end zone, or fumbled outside the end zone, or if the kick hits the goalposts, or when a kickoff passes through the end zone or goes out of bonds in the end zone. In all these cases the defending team is awarded possession of the ball at the 25-yard line. In Canadian or American football, an interception occurs when a quarterbacks pass is caught by a player on the opposing team. ... A fumble in American football and Canadian football occurs when an offensive player such as the quarterback or a running back drops the ball while it is still in play. ...

Singles do not exist in American football. In the National Football League, punts and missed short field goals that go out of the end zone are touchbacks, and the other team gets the ball on its 20-yard line. When a field goal is attempted from beyond the 20-yard line and is missed, the other team gets the ball at the spot of the kick. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... In American football, a touchback is a play which occurs when the ball crosses into or through the end zone not in control of the team which put it into play. ...

There is some controversy over the fact that a team that misses a field goal attempt in Canadian football can still score a single: some fans, particularly those accustomed to American football, see it as a reward for failure. However, Canadian football was always intended to be a game where field position was the key to success; thus the single reflects the defending team's inability to return to a position outside of their own end zone, something which in American football they would be given for free. The Canadian Football League has discussed abolishing the single, although proposals to do so as recently as 2005 have always been soundly rejected. The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue canadienne de football) is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the official rules, the single point is also called a rouge, but this term has vanished from everyday use. The word is French for "red", and originated at a time when the point was subtracted from the defending team's score.

See also

• Touchback