red zone

noun

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

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Cleveland ranks last in opponent red zone touchdown rate (80 percent). Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Gave them one in their red zone. Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 And yes, quarterback Nix threw a red zone interception late in the first half, his second scoring-territory turnover in the past three games. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 EntTelligence determines blue and red zones by how each county voted in the 2024 presidential election. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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