zone defense

noun

: a system of defense (as in basketball or football) in which each player guards an assigned area rather than a specified opponent

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And George Kittle, given space to roam against that zone defense, scampered for 151 yards on six catches, with 104 coming after the catch. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024 Here’s how the Ravens (8-5) graded out at every position after losing to the Eagles (10-2), 24-19, on Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore: Quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t have a strong game and appeared to have trouble reading zone defenses. —

Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024 Spoelstra unwrapped a amoeba-like zone defense with shifting specters and changing roles that also kept Adebayo from having to cover 7-foot Joel Embiid. —

Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024 There’s also the decision to deploy a zone defense on third-and-long in the first half, leading to an easy first-down conversion from Tagovailoa and the Dolphins. —

Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for zone defense