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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Security stopped Gonzalez near the 10-yard line before turning him over to police, and according to TMZ, he was charged with trespassing and field intrusion.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
On second and 7 from his own 10-yard line, Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton lost the ball and had to fall on it in the Vikings’ end zone.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Myers hit all five of his field goal attempts, and Dickson downed three punts inside the 6-yard line while allowing only two returns for 4 yards, not to mention multiple clean holds on field goal attempts after slightly wayward snaps.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
His halftime show was a kaleidoscopic extension of that triumph, a sunny snapshot of the island imported to the 50-yard line, largely removing anything like a traditional stage, spreading dancing and musicians outward and evenly, placing Bad Bunny at the center of a constant swirl of action.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
On second and 7 from his own 10-yard line, Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton lost the ball and had to fall on it in the Vikings’ end zone.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Myers hit all five of his field goal attempts, and Dickson downed three punts inside the 6-yard line while allowing only two returns for 4 yards, not to mention multiple clean holds on field goal attempts after slightly wayward snaps.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
His halftime show was a kaleidoscopic extension of that triumph, a sunny snapshot of the island imported to the 50-yard line, largely removing anything like a traditional stage, spreading dancing and musicians outward and evenly, placing Bad Bunny at the center of a constant swirl of action.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Yard line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20line. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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