end zone
noun
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Maye is on fire, lofting fades to the end zone — against air — to his targets.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
After a rule change in 2011 that reduced the distance from the kickoff to the opposing end zone, the league reported that the number of concussions on kickoffs was reduced by 40%.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
If the ball lands in the end zone for a touchback, the ball will be placed at the 30-yard line instead of the 25-yard line.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
The kick: Touchbacks in the end zone will start five yards farther up the the field at the 30-yard line.
—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Where Mahomes got away with a fourth-quarter, up-the-middle floater that landed between a cluster of Niners defenders and a zip code away from any Chief, Niners great Joe Montana threw a pass to Bengals cornerback Lewis Billups only for Billups to drop it in the end zone.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
Technically, the Chiefs offseason began immediately after Mecole Hardman strolled into the end zone to score the game-winning touchdown in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The field is 70 yards in length and 30 yards in width; the two end zones are both 10 yards deep.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
In the overtime period with the first possession, the 49ers couldn't make it into the end zone and had to settle for a short field goal.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
After a rule change in 2011 that reduced the distance from the kickoff to the opposing end zone, the league reported that the number of concussions on kickoffs was reduced by 40%.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
If the ball lands in the end zone for a touchback, the ball will be placed at the 30-yard line instead of the 25-yard line.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
The kick: Touchbacks in the end zone will start five yards farther up the the field at the 30-yard line.
—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Where Mahomes got away with a fourth-quarter, up-the-middle floater that landed between a cluster of Niners defenders and a zip code away from any Chief, Niners great Joe Montana threw a pass to Bengals cornerback Lewis Billups only for Billups to drop it in the end zone.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
Technically, the Chiefs offseason began immediately after Mecole Hardman strolled into the end zone to score the game-winning touchdown in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The field is 70 yards in length and 30 yards in width; the two end zones are both 10 yards deep.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
In the overtime period with the first possession, the 49ers couldn't make it into the end zone and had to settle for a short field goal.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
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“End zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20zone. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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