In the CFL, how many downs do you get before you have to punt it away?

Question

once you reach 4th down in the NFL, you have to punt it or kick for a feild goal. As I watch the Argos play right now, im am seeing Vanderjagt punt it away once they reach 2nd down.

Answer 1

http://www.cfl.ca

                            good  luck,..   bye,.,

Answer 2

first off in the NFL you don't have to punt on the 4th down it is optional  and in CFL you only have 3 downs

Answer 3

theres 3 downs.

Answer 4

What he punted!!? NO!! he still had another down! Oh wait thats the rest of the world that is sucked into the NFL's hype machine.

By watching the game it probaly should have became apparent to you though...

Answer 5

Canadian football teams have three downs to earn ten yards compared to American football which allows four downs to earn ten yards.  Also, there is no rule that forces a team to punt or kick a field goal on the final down.  They just do it as a competitive move to give their rival worse field position (or to score with a FG) than if they went for it on third/fourth down and didn't make it.

Answer 6

3 downs, you punt on the 3rd.

Answer 7

It's 3 downs.  This is how football was played when McGill University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) introduced football to Harvard (from the US)

Canadian football is small but original.  US football dominates but is the offspring.

Answer 8

you get 3 downs