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The phrase "a backfield" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of sports, particularly football, to refer to the area behind the line of scrimmage where the running backs and quarterback are positioned.
Example: "The team's backfield showed great chemistry during the game, leading to several successful plays."
Alternatives: "a running back group" or "a back area".
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But most teams don't have a backfield weapon like Ray Rice.
"That's the closest I've ever been," he said, "to a backfield in motion".
The Falcons plan on decreasing Michael Turner's workload and going with more of a backfield by committee.
He hired a backfield coach, Doug Porter, who had designed a pro-style passing offense at Mississippi Valley State.
He was worried that Brown would not get a chance to excel in a backfield loaded with N.F.L. talent.
No running back is more proficient at converting such an opportunity than Lynch, who anchored a backfield that led the league in yards per rushing attempt.
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With a vaunted backfield and a supposedly smothering defense, Auburn (0-2) wasupposeded to contend for the national title.
After retiring as a player, Rote was a Giants backfield coach for two seasons, then worked as a sportscaster for WNEW Radio and for NBC.
Pyromaniac.com is apparently a Giants backfield expert with a perfect ranking for both Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw (and also BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Steven Jackson).
With a messy backfield heading towards a committee, thanks to injuries to Maurice Jones-Drew Jones-Drew and Jalen Parmeleexpectars thebe pass-heavy this week against a Bills secondary that can be scored upon easily (10th-best matchup for quarterbacks).
Now, especially, it remains an apt description for a defensive backfield that has the size of an N.B.A. backcourt, that produced three Pro Bowlers last season, that anchored the victorious Seahawks against Green Bay on Monday night.
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