field goal
noun
1
: a score of three points in football made by drop-kicking or placekicking the ball over the crossbar from ordinary play
2
: a goal in basketball made while the ball is in play
Examples of field goal in a Sentence
He kicked a 20-yard field goal.
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The Atlanta Falcons erased a two-touchdown deficit with less than 10 minutes remaining, stunning the Bucs with Zane Gonzalez’s walk-off 43-yard field goal for a 29-28 victory at Raymond James Stadium.
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Alex Valdes, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Cousins threw 21 yards to David Sills V on fourth-and-14 to set up Zane Gonzalez's 43-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The Falcons were in field goal range for Gonzalez, who eventually buried the 43-yarder for the win.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Patterson is 23 for 25 on field goals for 92%, sixth best in the league.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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Alex Valdes, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Cousins threw 21 yards to David Sills V on fourth-and-14 to set up Zane Gonzalez's 43-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The Falcons were in field goal range for Gonzalez, who eventually buried the 43-yarder for the win.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Patterson is 23 for 25 on field goals for 92%, sixth best in the league.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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