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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With just over 13 minutes remaining in the third quarter, Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco reeled in a screen pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The senior combination of Dyllan Pratt and quarterback Adam Caruso connected for two screen passes that went for 78 and 51 yards with Pratt doing most of the work with the yards after the catch.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh’s unit looked vulnerable to screen passes and runs up the middle early in the game.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 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
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The senior combination of Dyllan Pratt and quarterback Adam Caruso connected for two screen passes that went for 78 and 51 yards with Pratt doing most of the work with the yards after the catch.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh’s unit looked vulnerable to screen passes and runs up the middle early in the game.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 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
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“Screen pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20pass. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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