toss play

{{Short description|American football play}}

In American football, a toss play is any running play which starts with a pitch to the running back.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playsportstv.com/football/football-quarterback_toss-to-the-running-back|title=Football Quarterback: Toss to the Running Back}} In a toss play, the back often "curves out" towards the sideline on either side for a toss sweep.