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The definitive sports glossary from Dark Reel Studios. Cover 2, RPO, Tampa 2, Tush Push — every deep-cut football, baseball, and MMA term every serious fan should know cold.
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Cover 2
A two-deep zone defense where safeties split the deep field in half.
Tampa 2
Cover 2 variant with the middle linebacker sinking into the deep middle.
Cover 3
Three-deep zone with a single high safety and four underneath.
Cover 4 (Quarters)
Four-deep zone with corners and safeties each taking a deep quarter.
Match Coverage
A hybrid zone that plays like man once receivers declare routes.
Pattern Match
Rule-based coverage where defenders pass off routes by pattern.
RPO (Run-Pass Option)
A single play where the QB reads a defender to choose run or pass post-snap.
Read Option
The QB reads the backside DE to decide handoff or keep.
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