How to Use screen pass in a Sentence
screen pass
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The Raiders took a 3-0 lead thanks to Waller’s 75-yard catch and run on a screen pass.
— Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2019 -
The drive started with a 21-yard screen pass to Dalvin Cook.
— Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2019 -
Flames head coach Hugh Freeze called for a screen pass.
— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2022 -
Holstein’s 23-yard screen pass to Wisham broke the ice.
— Robin Fambrough, NOLA.com, 3 Oct. 2020 -
On the next play, Trey Rainey took a screen pass and raced down the sideline for a 67-yard gain.
— J. Darin Darst, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2021 -
An 8-yard screen pass in the third quarter should have gone for a lot more.
— BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019 -
Run the ball and use short passes, screen passes to blunt the Chiefs’ blitz.
— Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024 -
Connor Heyward took the screen pass and took off for the end zone.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2021 -
Two plays later, Young found John Metchie on a screen pass to get to the 1-yard line.
— Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2021 -
The exception was a 9-yard catch by Fike on a screen pass.
— James Weber, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2020 -
On the Owls’ first drive, Hennessy got downfield to block on a screen pass.
— Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2020 -
Wentz screen pass right to Goedert, slammed down by Wright for a 4-yard loss.
— oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2019 -
Jonathan Taylor took a screen pass 76 yards on third-and-15.
— Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 12 Oct. 2021 -
The second play was a screen pass to D’Ernest Johnson that was tipped at the line of scrimmage.
— Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2022 -
Hunt did have a big 24-yard gain on a screen pass in the fourth quarter and scored a touchdown.
— Scott Patsko, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020 -
This was even bigger — an 85-yard screen pass taken to the house.
— Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2021 -
Matthias Latham broke a screen pass 50 yards to end the half thanks to a quick three-and-out by the Raider defense.
— BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021 -
Mike Davis caught Bridgewater's screen pass and went 13 yards to the end zone.
— Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020 -
But the Rebels scored on an 80-yard screen pass from Brumfield to Tyleek Collins on the first play of the second half.
— Josh Dubow, ajc, 25 Sep. 2021 -
That was a screen pass that flew parallel to the line of scrimmage.
— Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021 -
These penalties wiped out what would have been a big gain for White on a screen pass.
— Chase Michaelson, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2019 -
Richardson caught a screen pass from Keene, turned, and gained 49 yards after the catch.
— Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2021 -
Play of game: Austin went with a screen pass on third-and-21 on its first possession of the game.
— Daniel Boyette, al, 1 Nov. 2019 -
Then Smith threw a screen pass to tight end Travis Kootz that turned into a 75-yard score.
— Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 27 Nov. 2021 -
And Karras has been respectable in the run game and on screen passes of late.
— BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2019 -
Next, he was dragged six yards downfield by Samuel on a 14-yard screen pass.
— Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2022 -
During practice last week, Chase took a screen pass for a first down in the red-zone.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2021 -
McIntosh, who scored on a screen pass, didn’t have the same kind of luck on his way to the end zone later in the first half.
— Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 31 Dec. 2022 -
Wide receiver Gunner Olszewski blocked a corner hard to the turf on a half-field screen pass drill.
— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2024 -
More than wow throws or nifty manuevering for an almost no-look screen pass to D’Andre Swift that went for 42 yards, the Bears wanted to see a clean operation.
— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
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