scrimmage
Example Sentences
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On the game’s first play from scrimmage, Mendoza took a ferocious hit that knocked him off his feet and deposited him on the carpet, face down, arms wide.
The formula for his release off the line of scrimmage?
From Los Angeles Times
The Trojans struggled often at the line of scrimmage.
From Los Angeles Times
Jacksonville looks like a playoff team when it can win at the line of scrimmage.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, while players from both teams piled up near the line of scrimmage, he spun out to the right and ran untouched into the end zone for a 35-yard, game-winning score.
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