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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The Chiefs struggled in those situations against Buffalo, going just 3-for-13 on third down and settling for a field goal instead of a touchdown on three consecutive plays near the goal line before halftime.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Brissett and the Cardinals responded immediately, marching 74 yards in 11 plays before Brissett snuck one across at the goal line.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The 6-foot, 220-pound senior Cardwell did the rest, eluding two tacklers to get into the open field, then beating two more to the right corner of the end zone before diving across the goal line for the score.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Jadarian Price lost another fumble at the shadow of the goal line.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Brissett and the Cardinals responded immediately, marching 74 yards in 11 plays before Brissett snuck one across at the goal line.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The 6-foot, 220-pound senior Cardwell did the rest, eluding two tacklers to get into the open field, then beating two more to the right corner of the end zone before diving across the goal line for the score.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Jadarian Price lost another fumble at the shadow of the goal line.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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