ground game

British  

noun

1. game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds

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Example Sentences

Sam Darnold led the league in turnovers and has an injury, so Seattle will hope to win this with their improving ground game, which averaged 140 yards a game over the last eight weeks, against San Francisco's ailing rush defence heading in the opposite direction.

From BBC

When it comes to organisation, senior Scottish Labour figures claim that in Kate Watson, the party general secretary who was Sarwar's chief of staff, they have someone who knows everything worth knowing about the "ground game" of elections.

From BBC

Up front, Harry Williams and Guido Petti arrived in the summer to add grunt and snarl to a pack that already contains Fin Baxter, Chandler Cunningham-South, Alex Dombrandt and Jack Kenningham as well as Will Evans' ground game.

From BBC

Instead it was left to the Bills ground game to grind out victory, with running back James Cook rushing for two touchdowns and 117 yards to set up a win, which takes Buffalo to 11-4 for the season.

From Barron's

Establish a ground game even if Herbert isn’t taking snaps from under center.

From Los Angeles Times