Question: what does 2nd and 3rd mean in football?
Answer: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Down Basically you get four attempts (a down) to move the ball 10 yards (by either running or passing it). ... That means it's the 1st Down with 10 yards to make. If a team makes three yards, for example, then next it's 2nd and Seven, 3rd and Four etc.