- NFLRush.com is the quickest way to find online football games for kids, or players of any skill level, to play. And it's free. The website is run by NFL.com and is used as a resource to teach kids about the game of football, so the games found on this site are made for a beginner's skill level. They site offers a bevy of games that cover different strategies in the game of football itself. Some of the games include: "2-Minute drill;" "Backyard Football;" "Virtual Punt, Pass and Kick;" "Haunted Ghoul Post;" "Revenge of the Rusher;" "Scrambled Legs;" "Blitz Bots;" "Fast Sack Attack;" "Linemen Throng;" "Wedge Busters" and "Perfect Throw." NFLRush.com also offers football-related brain teasers with its "NFL Quarterback Smartathon" and "Match Scot" (in which you match mascots with the NFL city).
- In addition to news, ESPN.com has an arcade at its website and in that arcade are several sports-themed games. While the site only has two football-related games ("QB Assault" and "Speed Back"), it's not uncommon to find news sites like ESPN.com that offer games. Sports Illustrated for example has its SIKids.com site and it also offers games for kids. The site offers "Air Attack," "Clutch QB," "Crunchball 3000," "Football Frenzy" and "Dancing Referee." Surf the Internet for different sports news websites and see what types of games you can find. Again, all these games are free.
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Gaming websites seem like an obvious place to find sports games, but that's not always the case. For example, Slingo.com doesn't offer sports-themed games. EA Sports' Pogo.com, however, does. Pogo offers the "All-Star Football Challenge" game which is similar to the Madden series you'd play on a video game console, except stripped down to basics for Internet play.
Pogo also has "All-Star Football" which allows you to manage a team and select plays while watching the action unfold. To test your skills, Pogo offers "Perfect Passer," which tracks your precision passing. The one drawback to gaming websites for kids, however, is that they're not as safe as there are chat applets in the windows of games. Another drawback is that you have to sign up for an account to access the games at these websites. Pogo, and most gaming websites, however, do have basic free accounts for users who don't wish to pay money to have an account. - One great resource for kids games is NabiscoWorld.com. The Nabisco company has its own game website made especially for kids and adults with advertisements to all of the Nabisco products in the games. For football alone, NabiscoWorld offers the following games: "Two-minute Drill," "Downfield Strike," "QB Shootout and Field Goal Challenge." Surfing around company websites looking for advertising-based games they offer, though, isn't a bad strategy to find free online games to play.
- Finally, there are search engines -- the last resort for what you're looking for. A simple search for football games online will reveal what's available for kids to play. Of course, some sites might not be as safe as the aforementioned options and contain spyware or tracking cookies which act as agents to find ways to advertise to you if you play the game on the site.
