defensive line

English

Noun

defensive line (plural defensive lines)

1. (American football, Canadian football) The players of the team not possessing the ball who are positioned at the line of scrimmage.
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   • 2025 October 21, Alex Howell, “The evolution of Rice - how midfielder became Arsenal's all-rounder”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Arsenal, who host Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday (20:00 BST), have changed their style this season to be more direct and play through defensive lines quicker, which has meant Rice moving deeper alongside Zubimendi when starting attacks.