How to Use screen pass in a Sentence

screen pass

noun
  • Burrell takes a screen pass 14 yards for a first down.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 29 Nov. 2025
  • An 8-yard screen pass in the third quarter should have gone for a lot more.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Barrett tried to throw a screen pass, but he was hit and the ball went backwards.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • These penalties wiped out what would have been a big gain for White on a screen pass.
    — Chase Michaelson, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Pare takes a screen pass 15 yards, setting up a third-and-6.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Huskies came out in a stack formation and threw a screen pass.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Connor Heyward took the screen pass and took off for the end zone.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2021
  • That was a screen pass that flew parallel to the line of scrimmage.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • This was even bigger — an 85-yard screen pass taken to the house.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Run the ball and use short passes, screen passes to blunt the Chiefs’ blitz.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Small couldn’t reel in a screen pass behind the line of scrimmage and it was ruled a fumble.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Next, he was dragged six yards downfield by Samuel on a 14-yard screen pass.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2022
  • During practice last week, Chase took a screen pass for a first down in the red-zone.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The next play, Stafford slung the ball out to Nacua, who scored on a screen pass to tie the game.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Dart hit running back Dante Miller for an 18-yard screen pass.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
  • And Karras has been respectable in the run game and on screen passes of late.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Wentz screen pass right to Goedert, slammed down by Wright for a 4-yard loss.
    — oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Hunt did have a big 24-yard gain on a screen pass in the fourth quarter and scored a touchdown.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
  • On the Owls’ first drive, Hennessy got downfield to block on a screen pass.
    — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Vaughn needed just one play the next time his team touched the ball, taking a screen pass 75 yards for a score.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The Packers drove, and Kraft dove across the goal line for a second score on a screen pass.
    — Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Richardson caught a screen pass from Keene, turned, and gained 49 yards after the catch.
    — Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Johnson scored on the 40-yard wheel route, a 56-yard screen pass and a 1-yard plunge.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Expect the Colts to try and dink-and-dunk their way down the field with screen passes and check-downs to the backs.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • On a 19-yard touchdown catch, Lattier hit him with a screen pass.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Radcliffe also scored a touchdown on a 15-yard screen pass from Eget.
    — Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Mike Davis caught Bridgewater's screen pass and went 13 yards to the end zone.
    — Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
  • His 14-yard touchdown on a screen pass netted the Colts their only points of the half.
    — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Two plays later, Young found John Metchie on a screen pass to get to the 1-yard line.
    — Mike Rodak | [email protected], al, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The Raiders took a 3-0 lead thanks to Waller’s 75-yard catch and run on a screen pass.
    — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2019

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