How it’s identified
- A completed tackle (the carrier is brought to ground — knees on the ground, sitting, or falling onto another player).
- The tackler wins the collision.
- The carrier falls forward or backwards under control of the defender.
Definitions
Positive Tackle Made
When the tackler wins the collision with the ball carrier and drives them backwards.
Also called a Dominant Tackle Made. The ball carrier is brought to ground under control and typically falls backwards with the defence having “won” the contact.