Plays
Both words in one sentence
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Offensive linemen generally only touch the ball on fumbles, but there are a very few plays that have a tackle as an eligible receiver.
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The Team America: World Police song "Only a Woman" plays this for laughs: Only a woman can brighten up my day/Only a woman can touch me the right way/Only a woman is allowed to touch me there/All I ask is that you're a woman.
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Apparently, the entire sequence of events plays out in a fraction of a second after they both touch it.
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