screen pass
Example Sentences
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Case in point, Middagh scored a touchdown on a screen pass Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
On Friday, it began on the Ducks’ first play from scrimmage, when defensive back D’Angelo Ponds picked off a screen pass and ran it back for a touchdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Mosley already had placed the Eagles up by 28 — catching a screen pass, making a defender miss with a step-back juke and turning on the burners for a 40-yard touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
Tyler Allgeier turned a screen pass into a 75-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
Red Flight spread out but stayed in position like a football team moving into formation for a screen pass.
From A Yankee Flier Over Berlin by Paul Laune
