passing game
noun
sports
: ability to pass the ball
The football team needs to improve its passing game.
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At last year’s Super Bowl, passing game coordinator Joe Bleymaier told me a story of Kelce failing to get open on a route twice, and then requesting that Bleymaier inform him how to run the route better.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
But a lot of the benefit in having a guy like Engram and a running back who’s a threat in the passing game is the ability to work the first two levels of the defense in the middle of the field.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Bigsby wasn’t going to command much passing game work, Liam Coen is the new head coach, and the Jaguars doubled down in the draft with Bhayshul Tuten (Round 4) and LeQuint Allen (Round 7).
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Without any restructures, that’s roughly 35 percent of the team’s salary cap tied to two players in the passing game.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
But a lot of the benefit in having a guy like Engram and a running back who’s a threat in the passing game is the ability to work the first two levels of the defense in the middle of the field.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Bigsby wasn’t going to command much passing game work, Liam Coen is the new head coach, and the Jaguars doubled down in the draft with Bhayshul Tuten (Round 4) and LeQuint Allen (Round 7).
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Without any restructures, that’s roughly 35 percent of the team’s salary cap tied to two players in the passing game.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Passing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20game. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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