backfield
noun
back·field
ˈbak-ˌfēld 
: the football players whose positions are behind the line of scrimmage
also
: the positions themselves
Examples of backfield in a Sentence
a tackle made in the backfield
The team has a strong backfield.
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Now, the Bengals are bolstering their backfield with a young running back in Herbert.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Now, with Johnson, Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews as a three-headed receiving core and Derrick Henry in the backfield, the Ravens offense looks like one of the best in the league.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Hill started the play out of the backfield and was untouched running a wheel route up the right sideline.
—NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Harden made a block that helped free Garbers for his 49-yard touchdown run — by far the team’s longest carry of the day — and the running backs combined to make three of the team’s four touchdown catches after the Scarlet Knights curiously refused to cover them out of the backfield.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Now, with Johnson, Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews as a three-headed receiving core and Derrick Henry in the backfield, the Ravens offense looks like one of the best in the league.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Hill started the play out of the backfield and was untouched running a wheel route up the right sideline.
—NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Harden made a block that helped free Garbers for his 49-yard touchdown run — by far the team’s longest carry of the day — and the running backs combined to make three of the team’s four touchdown catches after the Scarlet Knights curiously refused to cover them out of the backfield.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Backfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backfield. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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backfield
noun
back·field
-ˌfēld
: the football players who line up behind the line of scrimmage
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