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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The Blue Raiders used 17 plays and over eight minutes off the clock, taking the second half kickoff from its own 20 to the Trinity nine-yard line, where the drive stalled.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Kmet caught one pass and, after getting hit near the 50-yard line, was slow to get up, ultimately getting ruled out of the game with a concussion.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The Rainbows have been effective in the red zone, scoring on 97% of their possessions inside the 20-yard line.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
With 25 seconds left, no timeouts and the ball at Chicago’s 42-yard line, he was proven right in the Bears’ wild 47-42 win.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Kmet caught one pass and, after getting hit near the 50-yard line, was slow to get up, ultimately getting ruled out of the game with a concussion.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The Rainbows have been effective in the red zone, scoring on 97% of their possessions inside the 20-yard line.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
With 25 seconds left, no timeouts and the ball at Chicago’s 42-yard line, he was proven right in the Bears’ wild 47-42 win.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Yard line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20line. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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