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
And Ireland were let off the hook when Lynagh's try was ruled out because of Tommaso Menoncello's forward pass to the Benetton wing.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 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
Naturally not every forward pass will be “pulled” from an ideal formation.
From The Forward Pass in Football by Berry, Elmer
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