Thus, passes from the halfback are often poorly thrown, resulting in incompletions or interceptions.

First, he hopes for a poorly thrown pass behind the receiver so he can pick it off.

He expects to catch every pass, no matter how poorly thrown.

"It was just a poorly thrown ball," Brunell said.

Lionel Washington intercepted a poorly thrown Elway pass and returned it 22 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter.

There were too many ill-timed penalties, a handful of poorly thrown balls.

"There were two bad decisions and one poorly thrown ball," he said.

The play that turned the game against St. Louis, though, was a poorly thrown pass while he was being knocked to the ground.

Andy Pettitte (5-3) has thrown poorly in two consecutive starts, his troubles consistent.

With the tight end not a concern, Joyner eased to his right, where he would meet the ill-conceived, poorly thrown pass.