How to Use downfield in a Sentence

downfield

adverb or adjective
  • The two outside receivers ran downfield to block on the run plays.
    — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2021
  • That allowed Allen to stand comfortably in the pocket and look downfield much of the day.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • For starters, there’s no question the Bears wanted to take more vertical shots downfield.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Mahomes required the Bills defense to respect his legs and in turn opened up options downfield.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022
  • When Lamb celebrated, Cooper ran downfield as the first to join him.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Without a heavy rainstorm (as there was against Notre Dame), Michigan should be able to throw downfield more.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Auburn failed to record a sack and had just one hurry for the game, as Clifford frequently had time to get set and find his receivers downfield.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Stroud coolly drove the Buckeyes back downfield in the waning seconds, and Ruggles hit his easy field goal.
    — Greg Beacham, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Jan. 2022
  • The Sabers have no fear in this regard and probably attack downfield more than a great majority of teams.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The Saints not only controlled the line of scrimmage against Detroit last week, but saw passing lanes open up downfield.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Center Jason Kelce shoved aside two defenders on the same run play several yards downfield.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Lawrence marched the Jaguars right back downfield, finding Laquon Treadwell for 20 yards on fourth-and-1.
    — Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com, 26 Dec. 2021
  • The ball was moved downfield quickly and when Vertonghen failed to intercept the final pass, Haraguchi sprinted clear.
    — Ryland James, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2018
  • Max Ringwall, who plays for Eisenhower, caught a pass and ran downfield before pointing to Jack.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Herbert explained afterward that the plan always will be to look downfield first before checking down to Ekeler.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Baltimore won the coin toss of overtime, and Jackson marched his team downfield and found Brown again for the game-winning touchdown.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021
  • With a pass rush already severely compromised by injury, the 49ers need to be able to cover receivers downfield.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Instead of a likely Falcons fourth down play from the 44, Atlanta rolled downfield for their first score to make it, 7-3.
    — Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Thorne said his biggest areas of adjustment were learning the size and speed of college defenders, and working to keep his eyes downfield when moving out of the pocket.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The Packers raced downfield to spike the football with 3 seconds left, and Mason Crosby kicked the game-winner.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2022
  • When most other high school teams are trying to spread their offenses out and throw the ball downfield, Fyffe is trying to bring everyone closer together and run it right at you.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The Broncos had marched downfield early in the first quarter, but the drive stalled after they were stopped short on fourth-and-1 at the Cobras 14-yard line.
    — Alex Kushel, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • In the meantime, Nix has shown an ability to extend plays with his legs when the pocket collapses, buying time while still keeping his eyes downfield looking for open receivers.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 9 Sep. 2019
  • There were multiple plays designed to target him downfield in Week 2, Brees said, but either the defensive alignment or pressure took them away.
    — Jeff Nowak, NOLA.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • And that extra protection for Lombardi also allowed his receivers time to run their routes downfield, which led to five completions of 30-or-more yards.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2020
  • After throwing mostly screens and short passes last week at Minnesota, Milton was forced to look downfield more often against the Spartans.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2020
  • However, a quarterback who completes a lot of short passes is not necessarily more accurate than one who completes fewer passes but takes more shots downfield.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2021
  • When many other high school teams are trying to spread their offenses out and throw the ball downfield, Fyffe is trying to bring everyone closer together, overpower them and run the ball.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 17 July 2022
  • Jackson has struggled in coverage during his career in Green Bay, particularly against receivers who can stretch him downfield.
    — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Beyond that, there were a handful of plays in which McCarthy pushed the ball downfield and showed off the talent that earned him dozens of scholarship offers and a lofty ranking from recruiting sites.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2020

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