tailback
Highway congestion backup
A tailback is a running back in American football positioned farthest behind the line of scrimmage, typically the primary ball carrier on rushing plays.
In British English, tailback means a traffic jam or line of vehicles backed up on a road: A tailback stretched for miles on the motorway.
Football rushing position
- carrierOne that transports
- rusherOne who moves hastily
- ballcarrierPlayer possessing the football
- blockerSomething that obstructs
offense · scrimmage · handoff · touchdown · yards · rushing · NFL · NCAA
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
logjam · standstill · blockage · chokepoint · clog · queue · holdup · slowdown
halfback
Football rushing position
- carrierOne that transports
- rusherOne who moves hastily
- ballcarrierPlayer possessing the football
blocker · offense · scrimmage · handoff · touchdown · yards · rushing · NFL · NCAA · draft
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
jam · logjam · standstill · blockage · chokepoint · clog · queue · holdup · slowdown · crawl
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
- backfieldhalfback, quarterback, FB, HB, wingback
- football positionsquarterback, wide receiver, tight end, linebacker, cornerback
- traffic engineeringtraffic signal, traffic light, traffic control, traffic jam, congestion
- stoppageshalt, stop, standstill, cessation, dead stop
- attackersaggressor, assailant, attacker, assaulter, ambusher
tailbackopen road
Unobstructed route ahead
free flow · clear sailing · green lights · light traffic · cruising
tailbacklinebacker
Second-level defensive position
defensive end · cornerback · nose tackle · safety · quarterback