He had some egregious fumbles that looked absolutely comical, and he missed a wide-open John Brown in the end zone, but he also drew the Jets offsides with a hard count then took a deep shot on the free play.
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Following the fumble, all hope for a comeback—and, by extension, for a competitive game—vanished.
The Impossible Super Bowl Score: First 43-8 Football Game in a Century|Evin Demirel|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Getting the ball back after the fumble and running 83 yards for the game-winning touchdown is a little better.
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But there were a whole lot of people crying “fumble” then, too.
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Fly, Ravens, Fly Baltimore capitalized on the James fumble, carving up the vaunted 49er defense with a mixture of run and pass.
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Yet the Saudis backed the intervention in Libya—only to see the Americans fumble their leadership once again.
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When Tippy, in her bathrobe and with a candle, came down the dark hall to fumble at the door and let me in, I didn't say a word.
Georgina's Service Stars|Annie Fellows Johnston
Do not fumble with it, or succumb to the insinuating temptation of clinging to what is so effective.
How to See a Play|Richard Burton
The other officer came up and began to fumble for a note book in the breast of his dirty tunic.
The Crimson Tide|Robert W. Chambers
She continued doggedly to fumble with dials and switches, trying to modulate it and raise the ship.
Industrial Revolution|Poul William Anderson
Kate rose abruptly, walked back to her seat and began to fumble about the baggage.
To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott
British Dictionary definitions for fumble
fumble
/ (ˈfʌmbəl) /
verb
(intr; often foll by for or with)to grope about clumsily or blindly, esp in searchinghe was fumbling in the dark for the money he had dropped
(intr; foll by at or with)to finger or play with, esp in an absent-minded way
to say or do hesitantly or awkwardlyhe fumbled the introduction badly
to fail to catch or grasp (a ball, etc) cleanly
noun
the act of fumbling
Derived forms of fumble
fumbler, nounfumblingly, adverbfumblingness, noun
Word Origin for fumble
C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish fumla