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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Tart surged through the line of scrimmage and squared up Hampton just after the exchange.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Hall’s numbers last season were partly a product of the Jets’ pass-happy offense with Aaron Rodgers, who would often change plays at the line of scrimmage.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
How much freedom will Rodgers have at the line of scrimmage, where games can be won and lost in those precious seconds before the snap?
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
It was said that Smith did not like Russell Wilson changing plays at the line of scrimmage.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Hall’s numbers last season were partly a product of the Jets’ pass-happy offense with Aaron Rodgers, who would often change plays at the line of scrimmage.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
How much freedom will Rodgers have at the line of scrimmage, where games can be won and lost in those precious seconds before the snap?
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
It was said that Smith did not like Russell Wilson changing plays at the line of scrimmage.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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“Line of scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20scrimmage. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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