goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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Jackson had one of the most productive games of his career at Kansas City in the 2024 opener, passing for 273 yards and rushing for 122 and pushing the Ravens to the shadow of the goal line in the final seconds.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Another popular celebration after a touchdown is for the back or receiver to lean at the goal line, mimicking a sprinter leaning at the tape.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
The 30-year-old wideout sustained the injury while lunging for the goal line on a would-be 57-yard touchdown grab.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
With the quarterback backed against the goal line on second down, defensive tackle Calais Campbell broke away from guard Dominick Puni, drawing a holding penalty that resulted in an Arizona safety.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Another popular celebration after a touchdown is for the back or receiver to lean at the goal line, mimicking a sprinter leaning at the tape.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
The 30-year-old wideout sustained the injury while lunging for the goal line on a would-be 57-yard touchdown grab.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
With the quarterback backed against the goal line on second down, defensive tackle Calais Campbell broke away from guard Dominick Puni, drawing a holding penalty that resulted in an Arizona safety.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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