gang tackle
Team defensive stop
Gang tackle is a football term for when multiple defenders converge to bring down a ball carrier simultaneously.
The gang emphasizes the collective effort—rather than one tackler making the stop, several players swarm the runner together.
Three linebackers gang tackled him at the line of scrimmage.
The term extends metaphorically to any coordinated group effort to stop someone or something.
- pile onAdd excessively to
- sackRough fabric bag
- swarmMass of moving insects
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- defenseProtection against harm
defensive line · football · blitz · takedown · goal line stand · short yardage · rush · collision · hit · crush · dogpile · wrap up · linebacker · scrimmage · gridiron · turf · open field · helmet
- football tacklessack, stuff, wrap up, bring down, takedown
- tackleshorse collar
- line blockingdouble team, chop block, wall off, pass protection