Each team has 45 players but there are only 11 players on the pitch at a time playing for a total of 60 minutes (four 15 minutes). A touchdown is a 6 points earned when a player passes the dead end or received a pass in the dead end.
A conversion goal is a free kick that is scored when the ball pass between the upper posts and top bar on the goal earning two points.
For a successful kick, 3 points is awarded if the ball must pass between the upright posts and a field goal can be scored from anywhere on the pitch at any time.
Jonathan Swift uses A. optimistic to F. to remind people of their childhood. The fact that he doesn't have any children made him eligible from his proposal.