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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Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh’s unit looked vulnerable to screen passes and runs up the middle early in the game.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Flannery dumped a screen pass to backup QB and BC commit Ramar Thomas who took it 64 yards to the house to extend the CM lead.
—Patrick Plunkett, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Just cornerback Cobie Durant batting away a deep ball, making a tackle for loss on a screen pass, and, for good measure, ripping the ball away from Cade Otton for his third interception of the season, all in the first quarter.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
When called upon to make an impact at the end of the second quarter, Johnson did just that, taking a screen pass to the house on a 52-yard touchdown catch to give Buffalo a 21-17 lead.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Flannery dumped a screen pass to backup QB and BC commit Ramar Thomas who took it 64 yards to the house to extend the CM lead.
—Patrick Plunkett, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Just cornerback Cobie Durant batting away a deep ball, making a tackle for loss on a screen pass, and, for good measure, ripping the ball away from Cade Otton for his third interception of the season, all in the first quarter.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
When called upon to make an impact at the end of the second quarter, Johnson did just that, taking a screen pass to the house on a 52-yard touchdown catch to give Buffalo a 21-17 lead.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Screen pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20pass. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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