runback

noun

run·back ˈrən-ˌbak

: a run made in football after catching an opponent's kick or intercepting a pass

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With Ritt’s runback with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter, coach Chuck Kyle called for a 2-point conversion. —

Matt Goul, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022 Two epic plays: James Harrison’s 100-yard interception runback for a touchdown as the clock ran out in the first half and Santonio Holmes’ unbelievable catch of a Ben Roethlisberger pass to win the game in the waning seconds. —

Al Michaels, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Auburn hasn’t allowed many big returns on either kickoffs or punts and doesn’t return punts particularly well, but kickoff return man Nehemiah Pritchett saved the Tigers with a 72-yard runback vs. Georgia State. —

Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 24 Nov. 2021 Fleurima, a senior, scored his first career return touchdown with a 32-yard runback in the first quarter. —

Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for runback