screen pass
noun
: a forward pass in football to a receiver at or behind the line of scrimmage who is protected by a screen of blockers
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On defense, Michigan needed to get players in the right gaps and do a better job defending the screen passes that USC ran so effectively.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Radcliffe also scored a touchdown on a 15-yard screen pass from Eget.
—Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
With exactly 11 minutes remaining, Walker dumped a screen pass off to O’Brien.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The first came in the second quarter when a screen pass to Ed Small was ruled a backwards pass, and Kansas State returned the fumble for a touchdown.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Radcliffe also scored a touchdown on a 15-yard screen pass from Eget.
—Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
With exactly 11 minutes remaining, Walker dumped a screen pass off to O’Brien.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The first came in the second quarter when a screen pass to Ed Small was ruled a backwards pass, and Kansas State returned the fumble for a touchdown.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Screen pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20pass. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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