punting
Noun
Meaning
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
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Examples
the punt traveled 50 yards
punting is an important part of the game
After that, Dallas ran out most of the clock with three quarterback kneels and an intentional delay of the game penalty before punting the ball back to the Steelers.
All kicks must be made by either place kick or drop kick ; punting is prohibited.
Gipp likely contracted strep throat and pneumonia while giving punting lessons after his final game, November 20 against Northwestern University.
In turn, McClellan picked up its initial first down but wound up punting when Bryant’s Josh Robinson stopped the lone Lions’ pass of the game for just a 2-yard gain.