line of scrimmage
noun phrase
: an imaginary line in football that is parallel to the goal lines and tangent to the nose of the ball laid on the ground and marks the position of the ball at the start of each down
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One was for no loss and the other was entirely avoidable when Nix should have thrown the ball out of bounds instead of stepping out well behind the line of scrimmage.
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
It’s been around for quite a while, and that play takes the line of scrimmage out of it.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
Evan Vernon, Christopher, 5-10, 165, senior Led Christopher to the Central Coast Section Division II final, finishing with team-best 128 tackles, six behind the line of scrimmage.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
McCaffrey took Brock Purdy’s handoff at the 30-yard line, raced past great blocks at the line of scrimmage, picked up another from Brandon Aiyuk at midfield, then one from Ray-Ray McCloud at the 10, and finally dove across the goal line.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
It’s been around for quite a while, and that play takes the line of scrimmage out of it.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
Evan Vernon, Christopher, 5-10, 165, senior Led Christopher to the Central Coast Section Division II final, finishing with team-best 128 tackles, six behind the line of scrimmage.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
McCaffrey took Brock Purdy’s handoff at the 30-yard line, raced past great blocks at the line of scrimmage, picked up another from Brandon Aiyuk at midfield, then one from Ray-Ray McCloud at the 10, and finally dove across the goal line.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Line of scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20scrimmage. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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