screen pass
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screen pass
n. Football
A short forward pass to a receiver in the flat who is protected by a formation of blockers.
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screen′ pass`
n.
Football. a pass thrown to a receiver who is directly in back of a wall of blockers and who is behind or not far beyond the line of scrimmage.
[1950–55]
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screen pass
Occurs when the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage passes the ball to a receiver behind several blockers.
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| Noun | 1. | screen pass - a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers aerial, forward pass - a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
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