How to Use shovel pass in a Sentence

shovel pass

noun
  • Maybe even a shovel pass to a tight end.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Gavin Sawchuk may or may not have crossed the goal line on a shovel pass.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Browns tried again, this time with a shovel pass to Chubb.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Malik Nabers was stopped short of the goal line on a shovel pass inside.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • His pass was a 77-yard shovel pass to Atwell in the first quarter.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Charlton swatted away a shovel pass for the game-saving play.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Penn State used him in other ways, too, on shovel passes and on a fake punt.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Michigan had a delay of game near midfield that spoiled a shovel pass that would've been a big play.
    — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Bates started the game with a two-yard score off a shovel pass and added a 31-yard touchdown run.
    — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Three plays later, Hill took a Drew Brees shovel pass in for a score.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Two series later, on third down, Stafford launched a shovel pass to nobody.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Kafka sent in a call for a shotgun shovel pass to running back Saquon Barkley.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Moore executed that plan with poise as the Chiefs scored on a lob, a shovel pass and a handoff.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Mahomes capped the Chiefs’ first drive with a 3-yard shovel pass to Travis Kelce.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Jackson caught it, then flipped it like a hot potato to Brown, who didn’t need to break stride to secure the shovel pass.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Trevor Lawrence hits Dan Arnold with the shovel pass for the 2-point conversion.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Mahomes capped Kanas City’s first drive with a 3-yard shovel pass to Travis Kelce.
    — oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Needing the two-point conversion to tie, a shovel pass was stopped short of the goal line by the Western defense.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The Packers ran the ball eight times on the drive, and scored on a 4-yard shovel pass from Rodgers to Jones.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2021
  • That led to Travis Etienne’s third touchdown of the half, a 5-yard shovel pass from Lawrence.
    — Ralph D. Russo, The Seattle Times, 8 Jan. 2019
  • Later, a shovel pass to Alvin Kamara went in on third-and-goal from the 12.
    — Gary Gramling, SI.com, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Rice caught a shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes on the Chiefs’ first drive of their Week 7 matchup.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • His 3-yard touchdown reception off a Drew Lock shovel pass was a thing of red-zone beauty.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2019
  • The 49ers’ only touchdown came on a 22-yard shovel pass to Breida.
    — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Goedert receives shovel pass from Wentz and runs for 2 and a first down at the Eagles’ 40.
    — oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Mertz’s shovel pass to Mellusi for 35 yards – on the first play of the drive – moved the ball to the Irish 21.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Tayvion Robinson took a shovel pass 5 yards to the end zone to cap a crucial drive and get Kentucky back within one score.
    — The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2022
  • With three wide receivers wide left, Dunn hit a quick shovel pass to Tait Moore, who took it 33 yards for the touchdown.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Bradley then hit tight end DJ Thomas-Jones with a shovel pass for two points and a 21-point advantage.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The Browns regained the lead on their next drive when Hunt grabbed a shovel pass from Flacco and ran 11 yards for a touchdown.
    — Kristie Rieken, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2024

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