The imaginary line separating the teams at the beginning of a play.
Example sentencesExamples
- Winning in football has long been traced to controlling the line of scrimmage.
- The Colts have great balance and the offensive line to control the line of scrimmage.
- Strong is not as effective away from the line of scrimmage as he is in the middle of the action.
- Dunn had smooth sailing once he cleared the line of scrimmage and had to make only one move on a linebacker to run free.
- Minnesota won the game by controlling the line of scrimmage in the second half.