passing game
noun
sports
: ability to pass the ball
The football team needs to improve its passing game.
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Coen found other ways to better utilize tight ends and running backs in the passing game to compensate.
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Last season, Lamb was the only reliable playmaker for Prescott in the passing game and was constantly the focus of opposing defenses and their game plans.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Enter passing game coordinator Josh Grizzard, who takes over as Bucs offensive coordinator.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
That player lifts the whole offense up and opens up a lot of stuff in the passing game.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Last season, Lamb was the only reliable playmaker for Prescott in the passing game and was constantly the focus of opposing defenses and their game plans.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Enter passing game coordinator Josh Grizzard, who takes over as Bucs offensive coordinator.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
That player lifts the whole offense up and opens up a lot of stuff in the passing game.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Passing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20game. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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