#defense
44 words tagged “defense”
A defense with five defensive backs.
A defensive rush of extra players at the QB.
Mashing a button at frame disadvantage, praying for a counter-hit.
A pass rusher overpowering a blocker head-on.
Inputting at the right moment to escape a throw or soften a knockdown.
Dropping a bomb to wipe the screen before a bullet pattern blooms.
Tackling the QB behind the line of scrimmage.
The Glyph of Fortification — one button that makes all your buildings invulnerable for 5 seconds.
An invincible move done on the very first frame you can act out of block or knockdown.
To block a shot cleanly out of the air
A two-point score when the ball carrier is downed in his own end zone.
Tackling a ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage.
A sack that also forces a fumble.
Each defender guards a specific offensive player.
A blocked shot
Positioning to stop a player receiving a pass
An interception returned for a touchdown.
A defense stopping the offense from scoring near the goal line.
Four in a zone box, one guarding a star man-to-man
Shutting down the player you're guarding
Recovering a loose ball and running it in for a touchdown.
Sealing off a rebounder with your body
The inner fort guarding the Core in HotS.
Holding the stick when you get hit to bend your launch path and survive.
Blocking the exact frame an attack lands to cut blockstun and pushback.
A zone defense with two deep safeties.
A block from behind in transition
Defenders leaving the building to ambush attackers outside.
Defenders piling up at one spot to wall off a push.
Pressuring the ball over the entire court
The defender who stays glued to a bombsite and holds it no matter what.
Rushing at a shooter to contest the shot
A defensive penalty for crossing the line and contacting before the snap.
A deep, soft defense to stop big plays late.
Defenders guard areas rather than specific players.
A possession that gains no first down and ends in a punt.
A big who deters and blocks shots at the basket
Defenders popping a window to snipe attackers right off spawn.
The defender who ditches the objective to hunt attackers from behind.
The middle linebacker.