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Because it evolved from association football and rugby football. Because there is no law that says the name of the game has to be limited to what is used most, or what parts of the game can be used to name it (all games start with a kick, most touchdowns are followed by kicks, if the defensive...

No, the game ends when the final play is completed once time has expired. If he hadn't caught the ball or had his run stopped, the game would have been over, but as he caught it the ball was still alive.

I'm not sure I've ever heard people criticise it for being boring. Being stop start, sure. For taking three hours to play a 60 minute game, definitely. For being a bunch of guys wearing padding to play rugby, of course. For being too confusing, constant changing of teams, submitting to the whims...