Football games typically last around three hours because the clock pauses at many points during a game, including:
- After an incomplete pass
When the ball goes out bounds- After a penalty
- After a change in possession
- After a turnover, including interceptions and fumbles
- After a point is scored
- To place the ball between plays
- Between quarters
- After the first half
- At the two-minute warning
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