In the afternoon, his favorite target on intermediate passes was Justin McCareins, who knows the offense well, having learned it at Mike Heimerdinger's knee in Tennessee.

What this looks like is that the Steelers were playing inverted cover-2 (where the safeties play deep and the cornerbacks come up in closer coverage, but drop as safeties come up to deal with intermediate pass and closer run responsibilities.

Rutledge entered the game in the second half and threw for 363 yards and a touchdown on a variety of intermediate and deep passes, and the Redskins ended up winning, 41-38, in overtime.

He can throw the long pass, the intermediate pass, the short pass and the screen.

The secondary took away the long and even intermediate pass, and almost shut out the great receiver Jerry Rice, who caught only one pass for 13 yards.

In the card game bridge, a forcing pass is an agreement or understanding that a pass call obliges the partner to bid, double, or redouble over an intermediate opposing pass, i.e. partner must "keep the bidding open".

Billick did not expect the Jets to change the core of their offense, which emphasizes the run and precise throws on short and intermediate passes.

Cleveland had blitzed more in its third-down packages earlier in the game but seemed dazed by the comeback and backed off, allowing Maddox to pick apart the Browns with short and intermediate passes.

Hackett's offensive scheme - an offshoot of the West Coast offense of short and intermediate passes - has been called predictable.

In those cases, intermediate passes worked.