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That could open up play-action passes against the linebackers and secondary.
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The Falcons run lots of stretch zone plays on offense, and are very effective with the play-action pass.
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And eventually, the Bears will unlock the full potential of their play-action passing game by exploiting Trubisky's ability to run and throw.
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In Ohio State's only other loss this year, 31-16 to Oklahoma in September, the Buckeyes defense was done in by falling victim to a deadly play-action passing attack.
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Mike Shula called more deep throws for Newton, but probably could have mixed in a few more play-action passes.
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Conrad dropped his only target, the first pass of the game, and Greg Hart couldn’t come down with that controversial play-action pass on third-and-1 in the second quarter.
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Saban said Alabama missed some play-action passes with WRs over.
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Kentucky then was forced to punt after Johnson just missed tight end Greg Hard on a deep play-action pass on third-and-1 from UK's own 27-yard line.
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First Known Use of play-action pass
1963
PLAY-ACTION PASS Defined for English Language Learners
play-action pass
Definition of play-action pass for English Language Learners
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American football : a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a runner before passing it to another player
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