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screen pass

noun

Football.
  1. a pass thrown to a receiver who is directly in back of a wall of blockers and who is behind or not far beyond the line of scrimmage.


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Origin of screen pass1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Tight end Jack Endries made two critical catches on passes from Harris — one for 16 yards and another for 22 yards on a screen pass.

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Colson has been gradually integrating into the defense, but he’s already making an impact, disrupting a screen pass and demonstrating his ability to cover the field.

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On that fourth-down play, McCarthy tossed a screen pass to a wide-open Blake Corum, and the stocky running back ran 27 yards that was enough for a first down despite a blocking-in-the-back penalty.

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The Vikings ran for no gain and 1 yard, before a screen pass lost 1 yard.

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D’Ernest Johnson took a screen pass 42 yards earlier in the drive.

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