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The left-back’s first action of the game was a forward pass to Gordon, followed by an underlap.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
There are no pads and no forward passes — kicking is the only way to advance the ball through the air.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Pass interference only occurs when a forward pass is thrown from behind the line of scrimmage.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
Later in this same sequence, the ball is moved out to right-back Jules Kounde, with the front two of Vinicius Jr and Mbappe again unable to get a foot in to stop the forward pass.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
There are no pads and no forward passes — kicking is the only way to advance the ball through the air.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Pass interference only occurs when a forward pass is thrown from behind the line of scrimmage.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
Later in this same sequence, the ball is moved out to right-back Jules Kounde, with the front two of Vinicius Jr and Mbappe again unable to get a foot in to stop the forward pass.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Forward pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forward%20pass. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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