passing game
noun
sports
: ability to pass the ball
The football team needs to improve its passing game.
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Gadsden has the size, speed, route-running and hands to be an impact player in the passing game at this level.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 31 July 2025
And for the second time in as many practices, the defense won the day, said wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Paul Turner.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
The Huskies hired Pryce Tracy, former assistant to Kirby Smart at Georgia, to take over as passing game coordinator.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
All were active in the passing game, though none broke free for big runs on the few hand-offs called in team drills.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 31 July 2025
And for the second time in as many practices, the defense won the day, said wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Paul Turner.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
The Huskies hired Pryce Tracy, former assistant to Kirby Smart at Georgia, to take over as passing game coordinator.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
All were active in the passing game, though none broke free for big runs on the few hand-offs called in team drills.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
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“Passing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20game. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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