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4-on-4 American football that fits in a coffee break.

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Throw the Ball main menu, with the New season, Quick game, How to play and Settings options next to a Dome Titans quarterback about to throw A Summit Rams receiver celebrating in the end zone as the screen announces Touchdown! Teams lined up at the line of scrimmage with the playbook open, showing the six plays and their routes The Quick game screen: Summit Rams against Crystal Owls, with each team's overall rating, the stadium, the wind and the home or away choice The team selection screen showing the Bay Sharks, with stadium, wind, passing style and passing, running and defense ratings A deep pass in the air toward the receiver, with a callout announcing the long bomb A runner escaping a tackle near the end zone with a spin move, with the stamina bar over his head and the controls on screen The defense taking down the quarterback behind the line, with a Sack! callout and a six-yard loss The season screen with the eight teams' wins, losses and point differential, and the Summit Rams against Dome Titans final The Throw the Ball Bowl final being introduced at the Throw the Ball Arena, Summit Rams against Dome Titans The Throw the Ball Bowl champions screen: the Summit Rams win the final 28 to 21 after a 7-0 season

American football has a reputation for being complicated: eleven on eleven, a rulebook the size of a phone book and games that run past three hours. Throw the Ball keeps the good part (the pass at the right moment, the run that slips the tackle, the defense that reads the play) and fits into a few minutes in your browser.

It is four on four on the field, toy-like players and a broadcast that looks like TV. You can play a quick game before a meeting or run a whole season over the weekend.

Live Throw the Ball · official broadcast
4×4on the field
8teams
7rounds per season
1final at the Bowl

You call the play

The rule behind the game is simple: your team’s ratings set the odds, but you decide the outcome. No play is settled by a hidden dice roll. Everything happens in real time, in front of the player, and you can see why it worked or why it failed.

On offense · playbook
You pick the play from a playbook that shows every route.
Slant
Short diagonal inside
Curl
Runs up and turns back to the QB
Deep ball
Everything deep downfield
Play action
Fakes the run, then throws
Inside run
On the ground, up the middle
Outside toss
Pitch to the side, run along the edge
4th down
Hail Mary
Everyone runs for the end zone and the quarterback throws as far as he can, for whoever can catch it. The play for when you need a miracle.
Punt
Give up possession with a long kick, so the other team starts its drive deep in its own territory, far from your end zone.
Field goal
Kick it through the uprights to score without reaching the end zone, when the distance allows.
Passing
The quarterback drops back on his own and you handle the throw. Hold the key to fill the power bar and release in the green zone.
Open receiver glows: throw Tight coverage: contested catch or interception
With the ball in hand
The runner is yours. Use the arrow keys, sprint with Shift and break tackles, always keeping an eye on stamina, which runs out if you overdo it.
JukeSpinStiff-arm
On defense
You pick the coverage and control a defender to make the tackle or fight for the ball in the air.
01Man-to-man 02Zone 03Blitz 04Prevent 05Run stop
And the wind matters
Every stadium has its own, and a deep pass into the wind needs more power.

Eight teams, each with its own personality

Every team has its own art, crest, stadium and style of play.

Live by the pass Prefer to run Bet on defense Balanced
Dome Titans
Passing
Bay Sharks
Passe
Summit Rams
Running
Downtown Bolts
Corrida
Metro Foxes
Defense
Ridge Bears
Defesa
Harbor Hawks
Balanced
Crystal Owls
Equilibrado

Picking a team changes how you play. A passing team like the Titans asks for patience in the pocket; the Rams want the ball on the ground and runs up the middle.

A season, a standings table and a final to call your own

Quick game
Pick your team, your opponent and whether you play at home or away.
Your team→Opponent→Home or away
Season
Seven rounds against the other teams in the league, with a win-loss table and the rest of each round simulated after every game.
R1R2R3R4R5R6R7 Top 2
The final
Throw the Ball Bowl
The top two teams of the season decide the title at the Throw the Ball Arena.

Your progress is saved in the browser, so you can pick up where you left off. After every game, the recap shows the stats and the best moments, like a post-game show.

Made to play anywhere

Free, in the browser
No download and no sign-up.
Keyboard, mouse and touch
On a computer or a phone in landscape.
English and Portuguese
Switch it in Settings.
Three difficulty levels
CPU on easy, normal or hard.
How to play
Tips in your first game and help always at hand.

How to start

Open the game, choose Quick game and grab a team. Your first game teaches the basics as it goes. Once you get the hang of passing, start a Season and take your team all the way to the Throw the Ball Bowl.

Kickoff
Ready for the first snap?
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