the red zone
noun
American football
: the area of the field that is inside an opponent's 20-yard line
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Mizzou only went to the red zone three times all game, without any trips in the second half.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
With 49 seconds left, Allen threw a pass on fourth-and-27 to Josh Palmer who then lateraled it to Shakir to convert and get the Bills dangerously close to the red zone and make the Texans faithful begin to worry.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Contributions from the tight end room haven’t typically been as grandiose as Tremble’s streak into the red zone against Atlanta, but the unit has become an important piece of the offensive playbook.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025
Since Azhar launched this in September, just one of the gauges has slipped into the red zone.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
With 49 seconds left, Allen threw a pass on fourth-and-27 to Josh Palmer who then lateraled it to Shakir to convert and get the Bills dangerously close to the red zone and make the Texans faithful begin to worry.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Contributions from the tight end room haven’t typically been as grandiose as Tremble’s streak into the red zone against Atlanta, but the unit has become an important piece of the offensive playbook.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025
Since Azhar launched this in September, just one of the gauges has slipped into the red zone.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
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“The red zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20red%20zone. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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