passing game

noun

sports

: ability to pass the ball

The football team needs to improve its passing game.

Examples of passing game in a Sentence

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The Cardinal’s passing game was highly efficient, as junior starter Ashton Daniels and highly touted freshman Elijah Brown completed 26 of 30 passes (86.7 percent) for 318 yards and three TDs, the best completion percentage for the Cardinal since 2015 against Arizona (21 of 23, 91.3 percent). —Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024

Seattle Seahawks’ Plethora Of Wide Receiver Talent Geno Smith has a lot going for him in the passing game. —Vincent Frank, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

The versatile Adam Trautman is back, but if Greg Dulcich and Lucas Krull fail to become factors in the middle of the field, the passing game will fizzle. —Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024

While defenses have gotten smaller and faster to combat offenses that have become smaller and faster with the rise of the passing game over the past two decades, fullbacks now have a chance to use their size to their advantage. —Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024