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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Weird Lions plays near the goal line?
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Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Arnold was very close to the goal line before the fumble was called.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
There were less than two minutes left in the first half Saturday, with Auburn leading 10-0, and the Tigers had third-and-short after quarterback Jackson Arnold was ruled down just shy of the goal line.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
And considering backfield mate Emeri Demercado’s epic drop-fail at the goal line, Carter will be getting even more touches in the coming weeks.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Arnold was very close to the goal line before the fumble was called.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
There were less than two minutes left in the first half Saturday, with Auburn leading 10-0, and the Tigers had third-and-short after quarterback Jackson Arnold was ruled down just shy of the goal line.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
And considering backfield mate Emeri Demercado’s epic drop-fail at the goal line, Carter will be getting even more touches in the coming weeks.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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