: the area of a football field inside an opponent's 20-yard line
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His seven red zone touchdowns in 2025 were tied for the third most in the league.—Jimmy Durkin, New York Times, 8 May 2026 Getting caught in a red zone or bike lane would go up 50% to $150.—James Taylor, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Receivers Mikey Matthews for white and Landon Ellis for blue scored the other two touchdowns on red zone crossing routes.—Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 His wife, Rola Nahleh, and their 4-year-old daughter, Amal, joined relatives in Kfar Hatta, some 17 kilometers (10 miles) outside Adraee's red zone.—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for red zone