American football game vs running

American football game and running both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American football game	Yes	No	No	No
running	Yes	Yes	No	No

American football game (noun)	running (noun)
a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays	the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
	the act of administering or being in charge of something
	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
	the state of being in operation

American football game (adjective)	running (adjective)
	of advancing the ball by running
	executed or initiated by running
	(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
	continually repeated over a period of time
	(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
	measured lengthwise