two-minute drill

Hurry-up football offense

A two-minute drill is a fast-paced offensive strategy in American football used when a team needs to score quickly before time expires, typically at the end of a half.

The team hurries to the line, stops the clock by going out of bounds or throwing incomplete passes, and conserves timeouts.

Extended to any urgent, accelerated effort: The team went into two-minute drill mode to finish the project before deadline.

Opposites
pace and urgency

two-minute drillrunning out the clock

Consuming remaining game time strategically

milking the clock · milk the clock · taking a knee

strategic approach

two-minute drillball control

Mastery over the sphere

grind it out · play it safe · prevent defense

situational context

two-minute drillprevent defense

Deep zone to protect lead

garbage time · cruise control

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Rated G