passing game
noun
sports
: ability to pass the ball
The football team needs to improve its passing game.
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The running back duo can then take pressure off Bryce Young and the passing game, while also keeping the defense rested on the sideline.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
Too often last season, there were mistakes with play calls (especially in short yardage), a coaching inability to find solutions to revive the deep passing game, drops and fumbles (Hill, Waddle, Raheem Mostert all to blame), untimely penalties (by Julian Hill and others).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The group will be coached by new passing game coordinator Pryce Tracy, who has experience coaching at Georgia, Alabama and Notre Dame.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Juszczyk, who turns 34 in late April, has been named to nine consecutive Pro Bowls, giving the 49ers a unique threat who can block while also being a weapon in the passing game.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
Too often last season, there were mistakes with play calls (especially in short yardage), a coaching inability to find solutions to revive the deep passing game, drops and fumbles (Hill, Waddle, Raheem Mostert all to blame), untimely penalties (by Julian Hill and others).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The group will be coached by new passing game coordinator Pryce Tracy, who has experience coaching at Georgia, Alabama and Notre Dame.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Juszczyk, who turns 34 in late April, has been named to nine consecutive Pro Bowls, giving the 49ers a unique threat who can block while also being a weapon in the passing game.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Passing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20game. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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