How to Use backfield in a Sentence

backfield

noun

• The team has a strong backfield.
• And think of the guy who’s got to guard our backs out of the backfield.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022
• Aaron Rodgers stood alone in the backfield with 3:40 left on the clock.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022
• Pratt stumbled and fell in the backfield on the 2-point try.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2021
• The other area to keep an eye on is what the Vikings choose to do in the backfield.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
• Woods has lined up wide, tight, in the slot and in the backfield this season.
  — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2021
• The crash blitz pushed Romo off his spot and 10 yards in the backfield.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
• Perine came out of the backfield on a slip screen and ran down the sidelines for the score.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2022
• Griffin gets it again but is stopped in the backfield for a loss of 1.
  — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2022
• Those guys have allowed D'Avanzo to make plays in the backfield.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2021
• Zach Allen has done a good job at getting to the backfield.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2024
• Bo Nix went for the run, only to be met in the backfield by Grant for a one-yard loss.
  — oregonlive, 26 Nov. 2022
• Film of the play shows Jackson lined up in the backfield next to Rising in the shotgun.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
• Brooks isn’t much of a threat to catch out of the backfield, with just six catches for 49 yards.
  — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2021
• On the first drive, MSU ran a tight-end sweep on third-and-3 which got stuffed in the backfield to force a quick punt.
  — Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022
• Thanks to Dart, USC didn’t need much from its backfield.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2021
• Austin Ekeler in no way was a true run threat from the backfield.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
• The next play, I got trapped in the backfield and gained negative yards.
  — Peter Ji, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
• That is a huge blow to the Utah backfield, as the backups haven’t seen much playing time.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
• RB Malachi Threatt is a tough runner and good catching the ball out of the backfield.
  — Dennis Victory, al, 6 Sep. 2022
• Do the Aggies have enough in the backfield left to ride their running game?
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
• Get the ball in the hands of Deebo Samuel, whether as a receiver or out of the backfield.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
• Aaron Jones may be the X-factor coming out of the backfield.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
• McBride is a force in the backfield against any opponent.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 17 Nov. 2022
• The Chargers start with the ball and the first play from scrimmage is a J.K. Dobbins run that gets stuffed in the backfield.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
• The Blue Devils went for two, but Aidan Murphy comes up with a stop in the backfield.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021
• Jones was back at practice and even saw a little work in the backfield.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2024
• The play is blown up in the backfield, with Jayden Daniels running out of room on the sidelines.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
• The latest example was the package of plays for Chase in the backfield.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2023
• And now the Jalen Hurts-Saquon Barkley backfield has been immortalized in the league record books.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 16 Mar 2025