Play-action pass

A play action pass is a type of American football play. The play action, or "PA" for short, appears to be a running play, but is actually a pass play; in this way, it can be considered the opposite of a draw play. Play action passes are usually used against defenses that gear up to stop the run. By looking like a run at first, the offense hopes to get the defense to "bite" on the run fake and be out of position in their pass coverage, giving receivers more time and room to get open behind them.
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