quarterback sneak
noun
: a usually quick run with the ball by a quarterback into the middle of the offensive line
Examples of quarterback sneak in a Sentence
He ran a quarterback sneak up the middle for a touchdown.
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Daboll is livid after a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1 from the Ravens’ 30-yard line is stuffed as the Giants got no push after hurrying to the line.
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Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Did the Patriots sub Jacoby Brissett into the game on third-and-1 in the second quarter to use him as a … fake quarterback sneak specialist?
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024
But on a 4th-and-1 from the 6, Armwood’s Brush was bottled up for no gain on a quarterback sneak.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Three plays later Michael Clayton scores on a quarterback sneak from the 1.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Did the Patriots sub Jacoby Brissett into the game on third-and-1 in the second quarter to use him as a … fake quarterback sneak specialist?
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024
But on a 4th-and-1 from the 6, Armwood’s Brush was bottled up for no gain on a quarterback sneak.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Three plays later Michael Clayton scores on a quarterback sneak from the 1.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Quarterback sneak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterback%20sneak. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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