passing game

noun

sports

: ability to pass the ball

The football team needs to improve its passing game.

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Without him, Vanney is likely to get his defenders more involved in the passing game while taking few risks in the midfield. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Thomas Brown is now the Bears interim head coach which means he’s gone from passing game coordinator to offensive coordinator to head coach all in one season! —

Andy Scholes, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024 He has been twice promoted in the last three weeks, working his way upwards from passing game coordinator to interim head coach, and now finds is working to earn the job on a permanent basis. —

Phil Rogers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Barkley’s fourth-quarter touchdown run put the game away, but Hurts and Brown secured the initial lead via the passing game. —

Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for passing game