touchdown pass

Endzone aerial strike

A touchdown pass is a forward throw in American or Canadian football that results in a score, with the receiver catching the ball in or carrying it into the opponent's end zone.

The play credits both the quarterback who threw and the receiver who caught it: He threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter.

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Hail Mary · fourth quarter · offense · throw · deep ball · score · red zone · completion · split end · football · aerial · arm strength · two-minute drill · scrimmage line · tight end · play action · spiral · wide receiver

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scoring outcome

touchdown passinterception

Seizing something in transit

pick-six · incomplete pass · turnover · dropped pass · fumble

scoring method

touchdown passquarterback sneak

Passer rushes behind center

field goal

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