Examples of shovel pass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the third quarter with Pitt clinging to a seven-point lead, Dennis busted through the line and made D.J. Uiagalelei's shovel pass look like it was intended for him. — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2021 Wentz also threw a shovel pass 15 yards to Taylor on Sunday that fell incomplete; though Taylor was wide open. — Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2021 Senior Seth Fao then converted a leaping shovel pass for a two-point conversion to put Banning up. — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021 Call it the run-version of the Philly Special, the evolution of the shovel pass, a touch-pass/end-around combo, or whatever other combination of words describe Nyheim Hines’ nine-yard first quarter touchdown. — Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2021 Mickey had an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Cortes took a shovel pass 44 yards for a touchdown for a 41-24 lead with just over three minutes left in the third quarter. — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2021 Three plays later, on a third and 10, Allen threw a shovel pass to Diggs, who staved off Jackson and fought for the extra yardage to convert another critical first down. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2021 After Northern Illinois wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph was stopped for no gain on a fourth-and-1 run at the Huskies 34, McCall threw a shovel pass from the option to Bennett for a touchdown on the next play. — Mark Didtler, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021 Virgin scored on a pair of first-half touchdown runs of 16 and 5 yards before collecting a shovel pass from quarterback Cayden Gent for a 14-yard TD barely two minutes into the second half for a 20-3 Sundevil lead. — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2021 See More

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