Sanchez reported from Mexico City and Padilla from Los Angeles.

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(Also, and our favorite, El Super Bowl)

Jae C. Hong / Associated Press

Jae C. Hong / Associated Press

With the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots set to play in Mexico City this Sunday in a stadium more accustomed to fútbol than football, here’s a sampling of terms typically used in Mexico for American football.

Some terms are fairly obvious. If you’ve got 100 yardas, you’ve got a football field. Some words carry the flavor of Spanglish, like taclear. And when a quarterback gets tackled in the backfield, that’s el sack.

An Oakland Raiders fan arrives at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City for the game between the Raiders and the Houston Texans on Nov. 21, 2016. The Raiders will play the New England Patriots in Mexico City on Sunday.

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