fake spike
Feigned rushing play
A fake spike is a deceptive play in American football where the quarterback appears to spike the ball to stop the clock but instead keeps it live for a pass or run.
The play exploits the defense's expectation that the offense will waste a down to preserve time: The quarterback called a fake spike and hit the receiver in the end zone.
The term occasionally extends to any feigned action meant to catch opponents off guard.
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trick playUnorthodox athletic deception
- clockDevice displaying time
- play clockCountdown to next snap
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