The purpose of the defense is to physically interfere with an offensive receiver to prevent a player from catching the ball prevent the opposing offense from advancing the ball enter the end zone of the opposing team prevent the offense from fumbling

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The purpose of the defense is to prevent the opposing offense from advancing the ball.

Explanation: Defense is to defend our team or group so that the other team or group does not win or take the ball from us or even advance the ball.

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"prevent the opposing offense from advancing the ball"  Is the answer you are looking for, this is because the defense is to protect or prevent.

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