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- noun Plural form of
backfield .
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Examples
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With a healthy LaRon Landry, the signing of O.J.Atogwe and Pro Bowler DeAngelo Hall at one corner, are the Redskins developing one of the league's better defensive backfields?
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Mariucci's lines included noting teams who "score more easily than Tiger Woods" and backfields that remind him of Sarah Palin — "decent looking, but probably not going to run."
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But if he continues to devastate opposing backfields and free up his teammates to make plays, a club that's won only two playoff games in the decade since owner Dan Snyder bought the team will have a leg up.
More than 100 pounds lighter, 'Skins' Williams back on track 2009
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Facing a Miami defense last Saturday that has spent a lot of time in opposing backfields this season, the Cavaliers did not allow a single sack.
Virginia offensive line has shown dramatic improvement in recent weeks Steve Yanda 2010
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On one of the backfields Tuesday afternoon, new Nationals third base coach Bo Porter accomplished a rare feat during his very first drill as the coach in charge of outfielders.
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We went in the house anyway because: Veteran backs in crowded backfields typically fade away in favor of younger runners.
The NFL's Scariest Fantasy Players Nando Di Fino 2010
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Virginia allowed four sacks Saturday to a Georgia Tech defense not known for its constant presence in opposing teams 'backfields.
Georgia Tech 33, Virginia 21: Three up, three down Steve Yanda 2010
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This was one of those rare backfields where either RB could bring back value any given game.
The NFL's Scariest Fantasy Players Nando Di Fino 2010
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What has made the Bills so successful this season, though, is that they are lining up with these empty backfields or with four wide receivers nearly all the time—and have found ways to run the football out of these passing formations.
Buffalo's Secret: A Stampede Reed Albergotti 2011
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With backfields growing more crowded, a handful of stars holding out or serving suspensions and several teams breaking camp without a clear lead receiver, fantasy-football owners are facing unprecedented confusion.
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