outgain

verb out·gain \ ˌau̇t-ˈgān \

Updated on: 31 Mar 2018

Definition of outgain

: to gain more than; especially, American football : to gain more yards than

The Steelers outgained the Ravens 175 yards to 73, held the ball for more than 19 minutes and had no penalties or punts.
—Josh Elliott

Recent Examples of outgain from the Web

Oklahoma barely outgained Georgia 512-498 in total yards and each team made one key turnover in the second highest-scoring edition — for now — of the Granddaddy of Them All.

— USA TODAY, "The Latest: Alabama stifles Clemson to reach title game," 1 Jan. 2018
More: Sure enough, the Eagles held Atlanta to 4-for-13 on third-down conversions, outgained them on the ground and were superior on special teams in a 15-10 win.

— mark spezia, Detroit Free Press, "Okemos native Cynthia Frelund blazes trail in NFL's analytics game," 3 Feb. 2018
When the statistics were totaled, the Packers outgained the Raiders rushing, 163 yards to 105, and Oakland had a 186 to 162 edge in passing.

— bud lea, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Jan. 14, 1968: Packers rout Raiders to repeat as Super Bowl champions," 18 Jan. 2018
Four of the losers outgained their opponents in yardage, and the SEC ended up with a 319-316 advantage in scoring, provided by the three-point difference in the final game of the season. 5 Consecutive victories over the No.

— mark inabinett, AL.com, "SEC Football by the Numbers: Top 10 from bowl season," 9 Jan. 2018
Alabama trailed by 10 points entering the fourth quarter of the CFP championship game, outgained Georgia 180-32 in yardage in the remainder of the contest and beat the Bulldogs 26-23 in overtime.

— mark inabinett, AL.com, "SEC Football by the Numbers: Top 10 from bowl season," 9 Jan. 2018
The Bulldogs outgained the Tide 223 yards to 95 in the first half.

— stefan stevenson, star-telegram, "Georgia answers Alabama TD with quick 80-yard strike," 8 Jan. 2018
After starting the second quarter up 3-0, Alabama outgained Georgia 142 yards to 57 and opened up a 24–3 halftime lead.

— andy staples, SI.com, "The Decade of Alabama-Georgia Games That Built Toward a National Championship Meeting," 5 Jan. 2018
The Crimson Tide outgained the visitors 216-11 in the opening quarter that included a 78-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts to Calvin Ridley.

— michael casagrande, AL.com, "Alabama foe admits team star struck by Nick Saban, playing in Bryant-Denny," 12 Dec. 2017

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