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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The screen pass to Jerick McKinnon worked as intended.
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Anthony Campbell, the Louisiana-Monroe transfer who had a quiet first year at UM, made a great play snuffing out a screen pass.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
While there exists concern over the edge containment of Chase Young or Nick Bosa – including on screen passes — the linebackers and other defenders must swarm to the ball in group fashion.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
Goodson went left for a screen pass on 4th-and-1 at the Houston 15-yard line with less than a minute left.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
Both passes were from run looks and run personnel, but Chiefs All-Pro lineman Chris Jones and linebacker Leo Chenal still pressured 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, resulting in a screen pass that lost eight yards and an incompletion.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
After a couple of personal fouls on Baltimore helped Kansas City cross midfield late in the half, the Chiefs were flagged for back-to-back holding calls, the second of which wiped out a 33-yard screen pass to Rashee Rice that would have been a touchdown.
—Noah Trister, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
Double-covering him could leave the 49ers prone to screen passes elsewhere, or deep shots against a still-suspect secondary, especially with No. 3 cornerback Ambry Thomas coming off an ankle injury.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
Run the ball and use short passes, screen passes to blunt the Chiefs’ blitz.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Anthony Campbell, the Louisiana-Monroe transfer who had a quiet first year at UM, made a great play snuffing out a screen pass.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
While there exists concern over the edge containment of Chase Young or Nick Bosa – including on screen passes — the linebackers and other defenders must swarm to the ball in group fashion.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
Goodson went left for a screen pass on 4th-and-1 at the Houston 15-yard line with less than a minute left.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
Both passes were from run looks and run personnel, but Chiefs All-Pro lineman Chris Jones and linebacker Leo Chenal still pressured 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, resulting in a screen pass that lost eight yards and an incompletion.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
After a couple of personal fouls on Baltimore helped Kansas City cross midfield late in the half, the Chiefs were flagged for back-to-back holding calls, the second of which wiped out a 33-yard screen pass to Rashee Rice that would have been a touchdown.
—Noah Trister, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
Double-covering him could leave the 49ers prone to screen passes elsewhere, or deep shots against a still-suspect secondary, especially with No. 3 cornerback Ambry Thomas coming off an ankle injury.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
Run the ball and use short passes, screen passes to blunt the Chiefs’ blitz.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Screen pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20pass. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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