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double reverse

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double reverse
n. Football
An offensive play in which the ball is handed off in a reverse and then handed off again to a player running in the opposite direction, restoring the original direction of the play.
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Noun1.double reverse - (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse
reverse - (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
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The Saints scored again on a double reverse, with Brees throwing the key block that allowed Devery Henderson to score, and the defense held Atlanta to 117 yards -- less than half its league-leading average.
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He scored on a 6-yard reception in the first quarter on a double reverse.
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Steve Smith, a potential All-American candidate, threw a 26-yard touchdown pass as part of a double reverse and caught a 38-yard scoring pass from Dove late in the third quarter to give Taft a 34-0 lead.
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: TAFT ROLLS IN ITS LEAGUE OPENER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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