Handoff
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
In American football, a play in which one player passes the ball directly to a teammate by hand.
“The quarterback executed a clean handoff to the running back at the line of scrimmage.”
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Double F at the end boosts tile value as F is worth four points, HANDOFF scores above average
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