quarterback sneak
noun
: a usually quick run with the ball by a quarterback into the middle of the offensive line
Examples of quarterback sneak in a Sentence
He ran a quarterback sneak up the middle for a touchdown.
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Quarterback Jacob Chambers scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak to give the Cougars (0-2) a 24-6 lead early in the third.
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
After Rosemount took a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard quarterback sneak by sophomore quarterback Finn Macken that capped a 75-yard game-opening drive, Centennial answered back with a 1-yard quarterback sneak of its own by senior Isaac Belinske-Strauss to tie the score early in the second quarter.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
The other conversion was a quarterback sneak on third-and-1.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The Super Bowl champion Eagles have run a quarterback sneak 108 times since 2022, almost double the amount of the second-place Bills (55), according to ESPN research.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
After Rosemount took a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard quarterback sneak by sophomore quarterback Finn Macken that capped a 75-yard game-opening drive, Centennial answered back with a 1-yard quarterback sneak of its own by senior Isaac Belinske-Strauss to tie the score early in the second quarter.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
The other conversion was a quarterback sneak on third-and-1.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The Super Bowl champion Eagles have run a quarterback sneak 108 times since 2022, almost double the amount of the second-place Bills (55), according to ESPN research.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for quarterback sneak
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“Quarterback sneak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterback%20sneak. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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