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 dynamic kickoff rule has all kicking team players, aside from the kicker, line up at the receiving team’s 40-yard line.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
However, every player on the team that is kicking, aside from the kicker themselves, now lines up with one foot at least on the 40-yard line of the returning team, and players must wait to move until the ball either hits the ground or is touched by a returner inside of the 20-yard line.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Starting last year, a kicking team’s coverage players all line up on the receiving team’s 40-yard line.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
The height and distance of Aubrey’s kickoff, taken from the 20-yard line in the USFL at the time, confirmed it.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
However, every player on the team that is kicking, aside from the kicker themselves, now lines up with one foot at least on the 40-yard line of the returning team, and players must wait to move until the ball either hits the ground or is touched by a returner inside of the 20-yard line.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Starting last year, a kicking team’s coverage players all line up on the receiving team’s 40-yard line.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
The height and distance of Aubrey’s kickoff, taken from the 20-yard line in the USFL at the time, confirmed it.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Yard line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20line. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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