line of scrimmage
noun phrase
: an imaginary line in football that is parallel to the goal lines and tangent to the nose of the ball laid on the ground and marks the position of the ball at the start of each down
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That would be safety Justin Reid, who also flew through the line of scrimmage unimpeded next to McDuffie.
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Seconds later, the ball landed just past the line of scrimmage and ricocheted off the shoulder of cornerback Amani Oruwariye before being recovered by the Bengals for a first down.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025
The 2025 offseason needs produce half a dozen 300-pounders who will help the Dolphins own the line of scrimmage on offense and defense.
6).
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
And Ohio State was able to control the line of scrimmage from the jump and run the football in a way that really negated all of that, which, to me, is Notre Dame’s superpower.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Seconds later, the ball landed just past the line of scrimmage and ricocheted off the shoulder of cornerback Amani Oruwariye before being recovered by the Bengals for a first down.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025
The 2025 offseason needs produce half a dozen 300-pounders who will help the Dolphins own the line of scrimmage on offense and defense.
6).
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
And Ohio State was able to control the line of scrimmage from the jump and run the football in a way that really negated all of that, which, to me, is Notre Dame’s superpower.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Line of scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20scrimmage. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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