| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| GUARD | Defense man at football. |
| TACKLERS | Defense men at football. |
| SECONDARIES | Football defense groups |
| MANTOMAN | Basketball or football defense |
| MANTOMAN | Basketball or football defense method |
| ZONE | Kind of defense in football |
| LINEBACKER | Part of a football defense |
| ZONE | Kind of football pass defense |
| NOSETACKLE | Middleman in a 3-4 football defense |
| NICKEL | Football defense that employs five defensive backs |
| nickle | pass defense in football that employs five defensive backs |
| platoons | group of football players who are trained for either offense or defense and are sent into or withdrawn from the game as a body |
