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Zone coverage (also referred to as a zone defense) is a defensive scheme in gridiron football used to protect against the pass. Zone coverage schemes require the linebackers and defensive backs to work together to cover certain areas of the field, making it difficult for the opposing quarterback to complete passes.
Zone defense is a type of defensive system, used in team sports, which is the alternative to man-to-man defense; instead of each player guarding a corresponding player on the other team, each defensive player is given an area (a zone) to cover. A zone defense can be used in many sports where defensive players guard players on the other team.
Zone – certain players (usually defensive backs and linebackers, though occasionally linemen) are assigned an area on the field that they are to cover. Common types of coverage: Cover zero – strict man-to-man coverage with no help from safeties (usually a blitz play with at least five players crossing the line of scrimmage)
Garrett's two first-quarter sacks led to a Chargers three-and-out and punt. The Browns offense followed with a 10-play, 34-yard scoring drive capped by Dustin Hopkins' 38-yard field goal with 9:30 ...
The neutral zone is the space between the two free-kick lines during a free-kick down and between the two scrimmage lines during a scrimmage down. For a free-kick down, the neutral zone is 10 yards wide and for a scrimmage down it is as wide as the length of the football. It is established when the ball is marked ready for play.
The Sunday games are classified as "A", "B", or "C" games. "A" games are usually the primary game for each network (1:00 ET for Eastern and Central time zone or 4:05 ET for Mountain and Pacific time zone games in a single-game week), and if the network has a doubleheader, is typically the 4:25 ET game.
The Lions already became the first NFL team to clinch a playoff spot in Week 14, and they could be followed by the Eagles and Vikings on Sunday.
The Match: Superstars starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday. It will broadcast nationally on TNT. Streaming options for the game include Max and Fubo , which offers a free trial to new subscribers.