Original: Thus , when a team is not hosting a game , the team is described as the road team , the visiting team , or the away team , and the game is described as a road game or an away game for that team .
Simplified: Road game ( short for on the road ) , better known as an away game , is a reference to all cities and stadia/arenas/fields / venues where an athletic team plays games for which they are not the host .