pass defense
Guarding against aerials
Pass defense is the strategies and tactics a football team uses to prevent the opposing offense from completing passes.
It includes coverage schemes, defensive backs tracking receivers, and rushers pressuring the quarterback: Their pass defense ranked worst in the league.
The term contrasts with run defense.
- cornerbackDefensive back covering receivers
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- pick sixInterception returned for touchdown
- ball hawkPlayer skilled at interceptions
- coverageExtent of inclusion
secondary · safety · zone · man-to-man · quarterback · receiver · deflection · pick · shutdown · blitz · nickel · dime · bump-and-run · press · deep · throw · incompletion · breakup
- defensive schemesman coverage, zone coverage, man-to-man, double coverage, press coverage
- blockingblock, barrier, barricade, blockade, obstruction