short yardage
Near the markers
Short yardage is a football situation where the offense needs only a small distance—typically one to three yards—to gain a first down or score.
Teams often use power running plays or quarterback sneaks in short yardage: They brought in the fullback for short yardage.
A short-yardage back is a runner used specifically in these situations.
- goallineScoring boundary marker
- goal line standDefensive stop before scoring
- fullbackBlocking backfield position
- power backElectricity returns after outage
- plungeSudden steep descent
dive · sneak · push · pile · inches · fourth · down · punch · gut · power · bruiser · wedge · surge · redzone · stuff · two point conversion · conversion · hammer
short, shorter, shortest, shortly, shortness, shorten, shortened, shortening, shortage