ɪn sˌʌm ˈɪnstənsᵻz, dᵻpˈɛndɪŋ ɔnðə wˈɪtθ ʌvðə fˈiːld mˈoːɹ dˈaʊnz ɑːɹ jˈuːzd ɔːɹ tˈiːmz ɑːɹ ɡˈɪvən ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv dˈaʊnz tə skˈoːɹ ɪn æz əpˈoʊzd tə fˈoːɹ tɹˈaɪz tə ɡɛt ɐ fˈɜːst dˈaʊn.
In some instances, depending on the width of the field more downs are used or teams are given a certain number of downs to score in as opposed to 4 tries to get a first down.