Sentence examples for backup playing from inspiring English sources

Deron Williams, however, has been a serviceable backup, playing well in his place.

With the Jets, he was Namath's backup, playing on the 1968 team that stunned the Baltimore Colts, 16-7, in Super Bowl III.

College, spent his entire career as a backup, playing an average of 69 games a season and finishing with a.233 batting average, 28 home runs and 210 runs batted in.

But the 49ers and quarterback Trent Dilfer, the 35-year-old backup playing for the sore-shouldered Alex Smith, gave the Giants the ball on consecutive plays — first a fumble on a botched handoff, then an interception.

And Albrecht, Burke's backup, played poised, unafraid.

C. J. Watson, who recently signed with the Nets to be Williams's backup, played behind him in Greece as well.

Christie averaged 12.4 points, 4.4 assists and 31 minutes a game while Bogues, as his backup, played 21.6 minutes.

Sherman Douglas, Marbury's backup, played so well in the fourth quarter that Scott once called back Marbury from the scorer's table.

Steve Valiquette, Lundqvist's backup, played poorly and was demoted to the minors Dec. 2, and the farmhand goalies Chad Johnson and Matt Zaba are unproven.

It was a matter of backups playing well rather than Hilliard being replaced, but his appetite was whetted.

With enough starting quarterbacks hurt to populate a MASH unit, the N.F.L. prepared for a weekend of backups playing in marquee games.