downfield
adverb or adjective
down·field
ˈdau̇n-ˈfēld 
: in or into the part of the field toward which the offensive team is headed
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After the Bills made field goal early in the third quarter, the Bengals marched back downfield to score the first TD of the second half on a 1-yard Joe Mixon TD run.
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cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
Defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans has openly talked about Hufanga’s inconsistent eye discipline and opposing teams have used play-action and other misdirection to beat him downfield.
—Marc Delucchi, Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
But with opponents rarely pairing their man coverage with a blitz, Huntley’s usually found a safety denying a field-flipping run downfield.
—Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2022
Although Raiola didn’t turn the ball over again, the Bears continued to pressure him all night, preventing him from going through his reads and using his prodigious arm talent to hit receivers downfield.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
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cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
Defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans has openly talked about Hufanga’s inconsistent eye discipline and opposing teams have used play-action and other misdirection to beat him downfield.
—Marc Delucchi, Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
But with opponents rarely pairing their man coverage with a blitz, Huntley’s usually found a safety denying a field-flipping run downfield.
—Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2022
Although Raiola didn’t turn the ball over again, the Bears continued to pressure him all night, preventing him from going through his reads and using his prodigious arm talent to hit receivers downfield.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
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“Downfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downfield. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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