passing game

noun

sports

: ability to pass the ball

The football team needs to improve its passing game.

Examples of passing game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The trio should be able to immediately provide aerial support for Young in the passing game. —

Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2024 But his role in the passing game diminished over the final three months of the season. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024 The 6-2, 200-pounder has the length to be disruptive in the passing game and covers enough ground to help against the run. —

Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2024 But with several of the top wideout talents off the board, the Panthers prioritize a different position in the passing game, and again, land Sanders to spark a change in the playmaking department. —

Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024 In Davis' mock draft, Baltimore gives defending MVP Lamar Jackson another weapon in the passing game. —

Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024 Denver had most of its offensive staff, along with general manager George Paton, at North Carolina for quarterback Drake Maye’s pro day last week and, on the same day, had passing game coordinator John Morton and others in Seattle to watch Penix work out. —

Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024 Wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Matt Miller will make $215,000 in his fifth season on staff at his alma mater. —

Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024 The early attendees include New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, Denver Broncos GM George Paton, Chicago Bears passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. —

Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024

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