look
n.— «Looks is defined as the number of times a player was the intended target of a pass.» —“Fantasy Sports: Week 1 Looks/Touches” by Matt Buser Yahoo! Sports Sept. 12, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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