passing game
noun
sports
: ability to pass the ball
The football team needs to improve its passing game.
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The need to rationalise his performances with each passing game is not a good sign, though.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Problem is, that the same sad song the Dolphins have been all season long about the passing game.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
But Antetokounmpo has looked as lethal as ever, a two-way wrecking ball who can barrel into the paint at will, and who seems to have elevated his passing game.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Sophomore quarterback and 2024 first-overall draft pick, Caleb Williams was a disappointment last year and the stats say his passing game has only gotten worse this season, landing him last among qualified QBs in pass completion.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Problem is, that the same sad song the Dolphins have been all season long about the passing game.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
But Antetokounmpo has looked as lethal as ever, a two-way wrecking ball who can barrel into the paint at will, and who seems to have elevated his passing game.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Sophomore quarterback and 2024 first-overall draft pick, Caleb Williams was a disappointment last year and the stats say his passing game has only gotten worse this season, landing him last among qualified QBs in pass completion.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Passing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20game. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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