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Using Morrall

  • In the example corpus, morrall often appears in combinations such as: earl morrall, morrall was, morrall said.

Context around Morrall

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

earl 6× took 1× half 1× keep 1× down 1× dropped 1× position 1×

Often after:

played 1× came 1× put 1× himself 1× threw 1× completed 1× attempted 1× couldn 1×

Sentence patterns with Morrall

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

110 than morrall but he 1× better than morrall himself his 1× but morrall would go 1× comfortable with morrall as the 1× earl morrall came in 1× earl morrall was quarterback 1× fourth down morrall threw an 1× morrall played most 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after turner s 1× but morrall would 1× despite not being 1× despite not playing 1× earl morrall came 1× earl morrall was 1×

Common sentence endings:

16 13 victory 1× 44 yard line 1× baltimore s offense 1× by al atkinson 1× enough to play 1× for the playoffs 1×

Words around Morrall

Just before it in the word index:

morra 7 morr 4 morpurgo 2 morpork 4 morpo 2 morphy 5

Just after it in the word index:

morreale 5 morrell 46 morren 3 morrible 3 morrice 7 morricone 68

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoirs 30 abike 30 ablative 30 absorber 30 accel 30 accelerometer 30

Corpus analysis for Morrall

  • In this selection, "morrall" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, earl, took, half, played, came and put stand out and add context to how "morrall" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 110 than morrall but he and better than morrall himself his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "morrall" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with morrall

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Earl Morrall was quarterback of the team back then. (9 words)

Earl Morrall came in to lead the team to a last second, 16-13 victory. (15 words)

Sahadi, p. 210 In scoring position, Morrall attempted to score quickly against a reeling Jets defense. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

After Turner's second field goal, with 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Colts head coach Don Shula took Morrall out of the game and put in the sore-armed Johnny Unitas to see if he could provide a spark to Baltimore's offense. (45 words)

Namath said that at least four AFL quarterbacks were better than Morrall: Himself, his backup (38-year-old Babe Parilli ), John Hadl of the San Diego Chargers, and Bob Griese of the Dolphins. (33 words)

Quarterback Earl Morrall completed a 19-yard pass to tight end John Mackey and then running back Tom Matte ran for 10 yards to place the ball on the Jets' 44-yard line. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Earl Morrall was quarterback of the team back then.

Morrall played most of the season, after starter Bob Griese went down with a broken leg in week five.

Orr was wide open on a flea-flicker but quarterback Earl Morrall never saw him and threw an interception.

After Turner's second field goal, with 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Colts head coach Don Shula took Morrall out of the game and put in the sore-armed Johnny Unitas to see if he could provide a spark to Baltimore's offense.

But Morrall would go on to have the best year of his career, leading the league in passer rating (93.2) during the regular season.

But with 2 minutes left in the half, Morrall was intercepted again, by Sample at the Jets' 2-yard line, deflating the Colts considerably.

Despite not being put into the game until late in the third quarter, Unitas finished with more pass completions (11) and passing yards (110) than Morrall, but he also threw one interception.

Despite not playing until late in the third quarter, Unitas still finished the game with more passing yards than the team's starter, Earl Morrall.

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Earl Morrall came in to lead the team to a last second, 16-13 victory.

Griese was eventually picked to start the Super Bowl because Shula felt more comfortable with Morrall as the backup just in case Griese was ineffective due to his recent inactivity.

His performance was so impressive that Colts coach Don Shula decided to keep Morrall in the starting lineup after Unitas was healthy enough to play.

Morrall put up better statistics than Unitas (792 yards, 9 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and a 97.6 passer rating), but head coach Don McCafferty decided to start Unitas for the playoffs.

Namath said that at least four AFL quarterbacks were better than Morrall: Himself, his backup (38-year-old Babe Parilli ), John Hadl of the San Diego Chargers, and Bob Griese of the Dolphins.

On fourth down, Morrall threw an incomplete pass, turning the ball over on downs and ending the half with Dallas leading 13-6.

On third down, none of his receivers were open and Morrall was tackled at the line of scrimmage by Al Atkinson.

Quarterback Earl Morrall completed a 19-yard pass to tight end John Mackey and then running back Tom Matte ran for 10 yards to place the ball on the Jets' 44-yard line.

Receiver Willie Richardson dropped Morrall's pass on first down followed by an incompletion on second down after Mitchell was overthrown.

Sahadi, p. 210 In scoring position, Morrall attempted to score quickly against a reeling Jets defense.

Some speculated that Morrall couldn't see Orr because the Florida A&M marching band (in blue uniforms similar to the Colts) was gathering behind the end zone for the halftime show.

Super Bowl pregame news and notes After winning the AFL championship, Namath was asked by a reporter to state his opinion of Earl Morrall.

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Common combinations with morrall

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