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Noun Concept
Categories: American football terminology, Canadian football terminology, Articles with short description
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quarterback sack  sack  Qb sack  pass pressure  quarterback hurries
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In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before throwing a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and without clear intent, or when a passer runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage due to defensive pressure. Wikipedia
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In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before throwing a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and without clear intent, or when a passer runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage due to defensive pressure. Wikipedia
Tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage in American and Canadian football Wikipedia Disambiguation
In gridiron football, tackling the quarterback for a loss before they are able to throw a forward pass Wikidata
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quarterback sack
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Quarterback sack
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pass pressure, Qb sack, QB sack, quarterback hurries, quarterback hurry, quarterback pressure, quarterback sacks, sack (American football), strip sack

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