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	Topics Rush (American football) Topic Home In American footballAmerican football American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport.... , rushing has two different meanings. Offense The first is an action taken by the offensive teamOffensive team Summary The offensive team or offense in American football or Canadian football, is the team that begins a play from scrimmage... that means to advance the ball by running, as opposed to passingForward pass In several forms of football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown from one player to another on the same team, ending c... . A run is technically any play that does not involve a forward pass. It is usually done by the running backRunning back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who l... , after a hand-off from the quarterbackQuarterback The quarterback is a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football, directly behind players of the ... , although quarterbacks and receivers can also run. The quarterback will usually run when a passing play has broken down, because there is no receiver open and the field has opened up. A team with an athletic quarterback may regularly call designed run plays for the quarterback, although, because of the risk of injury, this is rare. A wide receiverWide receiver The wide receiver position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist.... can run on an end-around, reverse, or on a screen passFacts About Screen pass A screen pass is a type of "trick play" in American football, much like a draw.... . On the screen pass the quarterback will usually throw overarm, and whether it is a run or pass will depend on whether the pass goes forward or backwards. A wide receiver screen is usually intended to be a pass as if the wideout drops it, it is an incompletion rather than a fumble. Defense The other is an action taken by the defensive teamDefensive team The defensive team or defense in American football or Canadian football, is the team that begins a play from scrimmage... that means to run towards the quarterback or kicker across the line of scrimmageLine of scrimmage In American and Canadian football the line of scrimmage is the imaginary transverse line crossing the football field across ... . The purpose is tacklingTackle (football move) Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle.... , hurrying or flushing the quarterback, or blocking or disrupting a kick. In both college and professional football, getting a strong pass rush is an important skill, as an average quarterback will often be able to be productive, even against a strong secondary, if he has lots of time to pass the ball. Teams will improve their pass rush by blitzingBlitz (American football) In American football, a blitz, or quarterback rush, is a defensive maneuver versus a passing play in which the defense... , which sends additional men at the quarterback. The rules on tackling a quarterback are fairly protective, and very protective in regards of the kicker. This has resulted in most teams sending few men at the kicker, as the risk of drawing a penalty is too great to justify the low chance of blocking a kick.