(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team.
1 Again the Falcons stuffed a running play and took over on downs.
2 The Packers also had just one running play of at least 40 yards.
3 Wilson injured his shoulder on a running play preceding the touchdown.
4 That running play was one of many that irked the Vikings.
5 Henry has ordered Bobby Dulac to give him a running play - by - play .
6 The stage version is the second-longest- running play in West End history after The Mousetrap.
7 Brady also threw a key block on a late running play by Shane Vereen.
8 Until the dash by Spiller, the longest running play allowed by the Browns this season was 14 yards.
9 But it will be different tracking quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who can turn any play into a running play .
10 Ebron appeared to twist his leg in a pile as he tried to block during a running play .
11 Three plays later, running Lewis scored from 6 yards out on the Patriots' first running play of the game.
12 Georgia lost two yards on a running play before Michel broke through the left side for his fourth score.
13 The Jaguars rookie quarterback said he checked out of a running play into a pass play on the costly interception.
14 It more than doubled the Cavaliers' first-half rushing total, while it was the longest running play allowed by North Carolina this season.
15 Obviously that's a function of practice as well. -TheDolphins strangely called a perimeter running play last week on third-and-oneagainst New Orleans.
16 Southern Cal was out of timeouts, but one running play and one spike left enough time for Boermeester to kick the winning points.
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