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 dominates the contact before being brought down.
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.