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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Daquwan Dunn connected with Kamarri Davis for a 38-yard gain, getting taken down at the 14-yard line.
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Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
That includes 4 of New York's 14 rushing attempts from inside the opponent's 10-yard line and 2 of its 3 rushing attempts from inside the 5.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The new version still sees the ball kicked from the kicking team’s 35-yard line, but every player on the kicking team other than the kicker himself now lines up with at least one foot on the returning team’s 40-yard line.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
That mindset was also why Sirianni elected to go for a fourth-and-6 from the 35-yard line with 33 seconds remaining.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
That includes 4 of New York's 14 rushing attempts from inside the opponent's 10-yard line and 2 of its 3 rushing attempts from inside the 5.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The new version still sees the ball kicked from the kicking team’s 35-yard line, but every player on the kicking team other than the kicker himself now lines up with at least one foot on the returning team’s 40-yard line.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
That mindset was also why Sirianni elected to go for a fourth-and-6 from the 35-yard line with 33 seconds remaining.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Yard line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20line. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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