What is a 'blitz' in American football?

In simplest form the Blitz (gridiron football) is just what Quora User said- the defense sending additional rushers, but the American Football is much more complicated than that. read more

In American football or Canadian football, blitzing is a tactic used by the defense to disrupt pass attempts by the offense. During a blitz, a higher than usual number of defensive players will rush the opposing quarterback, to try to tackle the quarterback or force them to hurry their pass attempt. read more

In simplest form the Blitz (gridiron football) is just what Quora User said- the defense sending additional rushers, but the American Football is much more complicated than that. I would make a couple of points and then talk about the different types of blitz's. There are two general types of blitz's: run-blitz and pass-blitz. read more

An all out blitz includes sending all of the defensive players after the quarterback. There are safety blitzes and other types of blitzes that just send a few extra defensive players other than the defensive ends and defensive tackles. read more