scrimmage

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The Super Bowl marked Walker's third straight playoff game with 100-plus scrimmage yards, making him the only player in Seahawks history to accomplish that feat.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

This is a remote camera hovering above and behind the line of scrimmage, replicating the perspective one sees in a video game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Indiana scored a “pick 6” touchdown interception on the first play from scrimmage and led 35-7 at the half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Gibbs finished with 264 scrimmage yards, capped off by a 69-yard run on the first play of the extra period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Luma was watching the Under Seventeens scrimmage at one early practice, when the Under Thirteens emerged from the school building to run laps after tutoring.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John