Sentences with phrase «yard line back»

Montravius Adams has come close to the end zone before, taking an interception all the way to the 5 - yard line back in 2014 against Louisiana Tech.

Not exact matches

Michigan 16, South Carolina 3, 7:49: South Carolina forced a fumble and got the ball back inside its own 5 - yard line, at least temporarily averting a three - touchdown deficit.

The Eagles managed to get alllll the way to the one yard line on third down before backs collided in the backfield, the ball was fumbled, and Nick Foles fell on it.

An offensive pass interference call and aborted Taylor run moved the team back to the 13 - yard line.

Brooks recently rewatched tape of a play against South Carolina last season in which Mahelona flew through the line of scrimmage after the snap, his body practically parallel to the ground, and wrapped up running back Daccus Turman five yards deep in the backfield.

So the kicks get returned somewhere between the 10 and 20 yard line and half the time there is a penalty moving everything back.

With 15 seconds left, Tigers running back Zac Brooks was tackled for an apparent first down at the Alabama 27 - yard line.

On the Cardinals» very first possession of the game they were facing a third - and - 6 from their own 43 - yard line and Lotulelei pushed right guard Earl Watford back so forcefully that his knees buckled!

The first of those sacks directly led to points and the second helped flip field position for the Panthers offense, giving it the ball back at the 40 - yard line and leading to a field goal.

With first - and - goal from the Raiders» 4 - yard line, running back Ronnie Hillman was stuffed for minus - 1 and minus - 6 yards, bring up an ill - fated third - down heave to Emmanuel Sanders.

The only problem was an egregious hold by Kansas City's Eric Fisher that negated the attempt and pushed the Chiefs back to the 12 - yard line.

The quarterback lines up a yard behind a tackle on the strong side, and these three backs crouch with their hands on their knees.

He got his hands up at the line of scrimmage to knock down a Siemian pass late in the first quarter, and he had a nice tackle on Siemian for a 2 - yard gain when Denver was backed up in the third quarter.

Consider the performances of these replacements for players whom the Steelers have lost since the Super Bowl: Running back Jerome Bettis is on pace for a 1,700 - yard rushing season; guard Will Wolford and tackle Justin Strzelczyk have made the offensive line stronger than it was a year ago; fourth - year linebacker Chad Brown has seven sacks in place of the injured Greg Lloyd; and retread quarterback Mike Tomczak has completed 62 % of his passes.

Add up all those lost yards and the Saints found themselves allllll the way back to the Eagles» 44 - yard - line.

But on second - and - 11 it was Cox, lined up at right defensive end — head up on Saints rookie left tackle Andrus Peat — who forced the Saints back 10 yards to the Eagles» 39 - yard - line with a sack of Drew Brees.

The very next play, on first down with the ball at the Lions» 43 - yard line, Dareus burst through right guard Larry Warford's block to tackle running back George Winn for no gain to end the quarter.

The Rams were backed up inside their own 15 - yard line and they needed to make at least one first down so they wouldn't give up so much field position on a punt.

That set the Lions back to their own 33 - yard line facing a second - and - 20.

Turns out after fielding the punt on the goal line, he ended up taking it all the way back to the Chiefs» 48 - yard line.

On the very first play of the drive with the Bills backed up at their own 4 - yard line, Mack came off and — well, I guess the appropriate description is «mugged» Mills with another power move.

He threw another interception, run back to the 1 - yard line.

You would almost rather the stiff straight - ahead «three yards and a cloud of dust» running back in a power scheme because you know the blocking on most plays will get him past the line of scrimmage and his momentum and power will get him, yes, those three yards at least.

«I hadn't done much of anything, and near the end of the game there I was, flat on my back, when Minnesota fumbled on its own six - yard line.

Two - thirds of Golson's passes out of the no - back formation traveled at least nine yards downfield, and only about one - sixth were thrown at or behind the line of scrimmage.

Four plays later, they'd moved to their own 30 - yard line but faced a key third - and - 7 to keep their drive alive and avoid punting the ball back to the best quarterback on the planet.

As Ferns was rushing towards the end zone (he plays running back too), he had nothing but clear space in front of him and was going to score his 12th touchdown of the year; that is until he stepped out at the one - yard line.

The ball was marched back to the Medford 20 - yard line, a tough fourth - and - 7, only 58 seconds on the clock.

Star running back Miles Harrison (2,709 yards and 34 TDs) graduated along with the entire offensive line.

On offense, the 5 - foot - 8 running back was able to grind out key yardage on the ground and made some big catches, including a game - extending 24 - yard reception in the fourth quarter when Bellarmine faced a 4th - and - 12 on Folsom's 39 - yard line.

He ran back to his own 6 - yard line before turning on the jets, rolling out to his left and then cutting back up the middle of the field.

The ball ended up sailing over its intended target and into the hands of Dallas safety Jeff Heath who returned the interception all the way back to the Buccaneers» 22 - yard line.

Two plays later with Tampa facing a third - and - 14 from their own 21 - yard line, the Bucs actually tried to help Cherilus out by sending running back Charles Sims over that way to chip on Irving.

And will Trojans running back Jordan Chunn, who put up 190 yards on LSU's defense, return to form once he crosses back over the Louisiana state line?

There were the Nittany Lions, backed up to their own four - yard line, faced with the task of negotiating the rest of the rug against one of the nation's top defenses.

When Skipper Snaith comes back to port after a casual day's sail aboard Figaro, counting from the time the spring lines are set, it often takes him half an hour to travel the 100 yards from his boat to his automobile.

He will take over an offense scheduled to return quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, running back Aeris Williams and Kylin Hill, a foursome of freshman and sophomore receivers (Deddrick Thomas, Reggie Todd, Keith Mixon, Jamal Couch) that combined for 800 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, and an offensive line with only one 2017 senior.

With Kizer dropping back 10 yards, that practically gave Ngakoue a straight line to the quarterback.

Due to some combination of iffy line play and Barkley's own playmaker instincts — which would sometimes lead to him sacrificing a three - yard gain to attempt something greater — Barkley was not an incredibly efficient back at Penn State.

Less than two minutes into the period, with the Hawkeyes backed up at their eight - yard line, Stanzi rolled right and lofted an intermediate - length pass to sophomore wideout Marvin McNutt, who beat a defender to the sideline and found the field in front of him as open as an Iowa cornfield.

The Red Raiders won the battle in the trenches; the OSU offensive line, easily the team's least effective in quite some time, paved the way for just 4.3 yards per carry for OSU running backs, and the «Poke defensive line managed one sack and zero hurries in 72 Tech pass attempts.

Rob Gronkowski came back from a one - week absence and quickly made his presence felt, getting all alone for a 45 - yard yard catch - and - run to the 7 - yard line.

Houston got its first big break of the night when Martin muffed a punt, giving the Texans the ball back at the 21 - yard line.

In a key league showdown against Sheldon - Sacramento on Oct. 13, that right side of the line opened up another hole for their speedy back and he broke another big run, this time a 53 - yard touchdown in the Marauders 37 - 29 win.

The Raiders» 23rd - ranked defensive line in adjusted line yards has allowed four backs to surpass 25 DraftKings points this season.

The bruising back's biggest run, though, came on the first play of the fourth quarter with his team facing a 3rd - and - 25 from the its own 2 - yard line.

If that means sitting back and drawing them out of their 18 yard line at the Emirates, then so be it!

He jumped all over that pass, intercepted it and took it back 12 yards to the Giants» 29 - yard line which helped to set up a 49ers field goal on the ensuing drive.

«I just try to let them know, regardless of if we're starting five yards back or anywhere, I can at least get back to the line of scrimmage.

KSU clogged the line of scrimmage and almost completely prevented running backs Cameron Artis - Payne and Corey Grant from getting rolling (combined: 28 carries, 90 yards).