passing game

noun

sports
: ability to pass the ball
The football team needs to improve its passing game.

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Multiple key coordinators and assistants agreed to contracts with LSU shortly after Kiffin bolted from the Rebels, including offensive coordinator Weis, tight ends coach/co-offensive coordinator Joe Cox, and wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator George McDonald. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026 Notable names to watch will be Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz if he is not retained in Cleveland, Denver Broncos passing game coordinator Jim Leonhard and Seattle Seahawks passing game coordinator Karl Scott. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026 Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is too good to let Sean Payton and Bo Nix just tee off on Sunday, and here’s betting Los Angeles takes a similar approach to Kansas City and tries to keep the lid on the Broncos’ passing game. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026 Rodgers and Pittsburgh’s passing game took off in the three-time Pro Bowler’s absence. Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passing game

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“Passing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20game. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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