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pass pattern

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noun

Football.
  1. a planned course for a receiver who is the target of a forward pass.


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Their attempts to ignite some sort of attack included a third-quarter trick play that ended with Kupp throwing too high for quarterback Matthew Stafford, who had leaked out of the backfield on a pass pattern.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2022

With just over six minutes left in the first quarter, Barkley ran a short pass pattern over the middle and stepped on the foot of Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2021

So the 21-year-old has taken an equally measured approach, treating each media appearance like a job interview and each pass pattern like the most important of his life.

From Washington Post Apr. 23, 2018

During the contest, Jones had 12 receptions for 164 yards, ran pretty much every pass pattern in the book, and for grins once lined up as fullback.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2015

The city executes its maintenance work with a precision similar to that of the Dallas Cowboys on a pass pattern.

From Time Magazine Archive

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