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Andrew Greif Kansas City's Hollywood Brown caught a nifty shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes and Detroit couldn't keep up with the Chiefs' pre-snap misdirection, allowing Brown to scamper into the end zone after nine yards for a 20-10 lead over Detroit.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Tight end Adam Trautman started on the left of the formation but worked down the line of scrimmage to the right, looking for either the shovel pass type of action early or just as another option along the goal line.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2025
The tying touchdown comes on a Kotelnicki special, a shovel pass with some nifty misdirection.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Maybe even a shovel pass to a tight end.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Tight end Adam Trautman started on the left of the formation but worked down the line of scrimmage to the right, looking for either the shovel pass type of action early or just as another option along the goal line.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2025
The tying touchdown comes on a Kotelnicki special, a shovel pass with some nifty misdirection.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Maybe even a shovel pass to a tight end.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Shovel pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shovel%20pass. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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