red zone

noun

: the area of a football field inside an opponent's 20-yard line

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Hilton also would have potentially sacked Quinn Ewers on a red zone 11-on-11 snap, but since there’s no contact allowed Ewers threw a pass to rookie receiver Theo Wease Jr. that ended up being ruled a touchdown. Omar Kelly august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025 Sanders later made a really nice catch in traffic near the goal-line during red zone drills for a touchdown. Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2025 Russell Wilson went 10-of-17 passing with 4 TDs as Giants worked a lot of red zone in their first camp practice. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 Working primarily on red zone drills, Allen found Kincaid often in the team’s shortest minicamp practice, connecting with him four separate times out of 15 pass attempts. Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for red zone

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red zone was in 1972

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“Red zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20zone. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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