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NFL Football came out on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989, developed and published by Konami. It was one of the earlier football games on the console, arriving before the more famous Tecmo Bowl, and it tried to capture the sport with a bit more complexity than some of its contemporaries.

You control all eleven players on the field, cycling through them as the play develops to take direct control of the ball carrier or the nearest defender. The main objective is to outscore your opponent by moving the ball downfield, either through running plays or passing. Two signature mechanics are the separate offensive and defensive playbooks, which offer a decent variety of strategies, and the ability to perform a stiff arm or a diving tackle for extra yardage or a crucial stop. The pacing is quick, almost frantic, especially when you break into the open field and the camera zooms in close, and the difficulty can be punishing if you don't manage your players well. It feels like a chaotic, back-and-forth struggle where a single broken tackle can change the entire game.