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 Cowboys would lose Super Bowl V, however, falling to the Baltimore Colts, 16-13, after the Colts hit a field goal with five seconds left.
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Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 May 2026
With Rodgers at the helm this past season, the Steelers went 10-7, even earning a playoff berth after Baltimore Ravens rookie Tyler Loop’s now-infamous game-winning field goal did not get through the uprights.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Boswell finished the 2025 season converting 27 of 32 field goals and went 42-43 on extra points.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 11 May 2026
McManus missed a 38-yard field goal and made a 26-yarder in a 22-10 wild-card playoff loss at Philadelphia.
—Steve Megargee, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
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Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 May 2026
With Rodgers at the helm this past season, the Steelers went 10-7, even earning a playoff berth after Baltimore Ravens rookie Tyler Loop’s now-infamous game-winning field goal did not get through the uprights.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Boswell finished the 2025 season converting 27 of 32 field goals and went 42-43 on extra points.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 11 May 2026
McManus missed a 38-yard field goal and made a 26-yarder in a 22-10 wild-card playoff loss at Philadelphia.
—Steve Megargee, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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