Double coverage

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In American and Canadian football double coverage is a state of defensive playcalling wherein two defensive players are assigned to "cover" one offensive player. This situation is often seen with standout wide receivers and running backs.

Note: It it actually extremely rare to nonexistent to have 2 DBs man-cover a single receiver. Commentators who use the term "double-coverage" almost always mean a CB covering a WR man-to-man, with a safety playing over the top (typically trying to stay in front of the WR's route) for deep ball assistance.

A "Double Coverage" was also the name of a popular hamburger concoction available at the ill-fated Granada Studios Tour in Manchester, England. It consisted of 2 100% beef patties (unless they ran out and had to go buy cheap ones from Sainsburys, Salford) on an unmouldy bun (if you were lucky) and garnishes included kethcup, lettuce, tomato, food slices (aka cheese) and onions. To this day, it is not known why they were popular