In baseball, the three true outcomes of any at bat are a walk, a strikeout, and a home run. These are plays where the results are determined solely by the pitcher and batter. The defense doesn't have an impact on the play. Outfielders don't chase after tailing line drives. Pitchers don't flip to first. A scorcher into left field doesn't roll past a diving infielder. Instead, there is a pure battle between two individuals.
In football, actions like these are almost impossible to find. Each play has 22 men of an infinite number of sizes and shapes squashing, and slapping, and pushing, to work together to stop or move the football.