line of scrimmage
noun phrase
: an imaginary line in football that is parallel to the goal lines and tangent to the nose of the ball laid on the ground and marks the position of the ball at the start of each down
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That’s six significant moves among guys who control the line of scrimmage.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
As a big-bodied receiver, Metcalf is a load to handle off the line of scrimmage.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The offensive line failed to generate a lot of push and the ground game couldn’t gain a ton of yards past the line of scrimmage.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Stevenson, Gibson and Henderson ate up snaps, barreling into the line of scrimmage on the first day of pads.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 July 2025
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
As a big-bodied receiver, Metcalf is a load to handle off the line of scrimmage.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The offensive line failed to generate a lot of push and the ground game couldn’t gain a ton of yards past the line of scrimmage.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Stevenson, Gibson and Henderson ate up snaps, barreling into the line of scrimmage on the first day of pads.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 July 2025
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“Line of scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20scrimmage. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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