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Backyard Football

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Backyard-style American football with kids and NFL teams

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About this game

Backyard Football brings American football to the neighborhood, combining kid-focused charm with teams and players inspired by the NFL.

Players can choose from all 32 NFL teams and traditional Backyard Sports teams, including kid versions of notable players from 2002. Gameplay includes passing, kicking, audibles, juking, stiff-arms, tackling, and hurdling. An instant replay feature offers VCR-like controls for moving the camera around.

The game was released on September 24, 2002 for Nintendo DS, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo GameCube.