passing game
noun
sports
: ability to pass the ball
The football team needs to improve its passing game.
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Derrick Ansley, the Packers defensive passing game coordinator who recruited McKinney to Alabama, knows it, too.
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Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
For McDaniel: Go in a lab and find a way to reincorporate the vertical passing game into your offense.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The passing game has been hampered by injuries, including season-ending knee injuries to receivers Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The downfield passing game remains a work in progress.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
For McDaniel: Go in a lab and find a way to reincorporate the vertical passing game into your offense.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The passing game has been hampered by injuries, including season-ending knee injuries to receivers Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The downfield passing game remains a work in progress.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Passing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20game. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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