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View synonyms for screen pass

screen pass

noun

, Football.
  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of screen pass1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

Brady also threw two interceptions, one on a tipped-ball screen pass muffed by tailback Leonard Fournette and the other on a Hail Mary throw at the end of the half.

The Philadelphia Eagles were trying to set up a screen pass.

Red Flight spread out but stayed in position like a football team moving into formation for a screen pass.

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