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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According to Pro Football Focus, Bosa has won enough at the line of scrimmage for a 90.4 grade, trailing only T.J. Watt (93.5), Khalil Mack (91.6) and Myles Garrett (91.3) among edge players.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
And then last week against the Minnesota Vikings, the Rams had a clean sheet, not allowing quarterback Matthew Stafford to go down behind the line of scrimmage.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
On the second play, Hall was quickly stuffed behind the line of scrimmage by defensive end Brian Burns.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Limmer had made a couple of mental errors at the line of scrimmage when identifying the defensive fronts and the blocking assignments for the rest of the line.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
And then last week against the Minnesota Vikings, the Rams had a clean sheet, not allowing quarterback Matthew Stafford to go down behind the line of scrimmage.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
On the second play, Hall was quickly stuffed behind the line of scrimmage by defensive end Brian Burns.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Limmer had made a couple of mental errors at the line of scrimmage when identifying the defensive fronts and the blocking assignments for the rest of the line.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Line of scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20scrimmage. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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