onside kick
Example Sentences
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And these days, teams can’t even try the surprise onside kick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
The book also says when to try for a 2-point conversion, whether to attempt an onside kick or to kick deep and how to manage the two-minute warning—nearly everything outside of Xs and Os.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
He also recovered an onside kick with eight seconds left to ice the win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2024
When an onside kick failed, it was game over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2024
Rutgers went on to score a touchdown with 1 minute 23 seconds left and would have had a chance to win the game had it recovered an onside kick snagged by UCLA’s Grant Gray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
