yard line
noun
: any of a series of marked or imaginary lines one yard apart on a football field that are parallel to the goal lines and that indicate the distance to the nearest goal line
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With the postgame handshakes delivered and the field gradually clearing, Rising and Brady Smigiel meet near the 45-yard line and embrace.
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
If the officials had thrown those four flags, the Chiefs would have faced a first-and-goal from their own 39-yard line.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
The Steelers attempted to run the play on 4th-and-1 from the Cincinnati 18-yard line.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Rogalski contorted his body and got a foot down in bounds to secure the interception at Mahtomedi’s 42 yard line.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
If the officials had thrown those four flags, the Chiefs would have faced a first-and-goal from their own 39-yard line.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
The Steelers attempted to run the play on 4th-and-1 from the Cincinnati 18-yard line.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Rogalski contorted his body and got a foot down in bounds to secure the interception at Mahtomedi’s 42 yard line.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Yard line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20line. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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