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In [[American football]] or [[Canadian football]], '''blitzing''' is a tactic used by the [[American football#Defensive unit|defense]] to disrupt [[Forward pass#American and Canadian football|pass attempts]] by the [[American football#Offensive unit|offense]]. During a blitz, a higher than usual number of defensive players will [[Pass rush|rush]] the opposing [[quarterback]], to try to [[Quarterback sack|tackle]] the quarterback or force them to [[Quarterback sack#Pass pressure|hurry]] their pass attempt.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingcharts.com/dictionary/nfl/blitz.aspx|title=What is Blitz?|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=2017-01-01}}</ref>
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