How it’s identified
- A completed tackle: the carrier is brought to ground.
- The tackler loses the collision: the carrier dominates contact.
- The carrier typically falls forward before being brought down.
Definitions
Neutral tackle made
When the tackler loses the collision with the ball carrier, who falls forward.
Also called a Passive Tackle Made. Still a completed tackle, but the tackler is driven backward and/or the ball carrier dominates contact and falls forward before being brought down.