forward pass
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Which is how it quickly instituted some of the most notable shifts in the way the game is played since the adoption of the forward pass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Each forward pass strengthens the wave, while each backward pass weakens it.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2026
Already, Tipping is as allergic to subtlety as a forward pass right down the middle on the 50-yard line — or whatever football play would be a really obvious one.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
Shortly after, Louis Bielle-Biarrey looked to have put his fellow wing over again, only to have the score chalked off for a forward pass.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
Worked a forward pass in the second quarter for about thirty yards, and smashed over for a touch-down.
From The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour
