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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But Kraft ran Harris over, rumbled to the 7-yard line and two plays later Josh Jacobs had a 2-yard TD run.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Amazon Prime Video host Kirk Herbstreit explained that Enagbare believed the Packers were going out onto the field to kick a field goal from the Commanders’ 33-yard line.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
On their second possession, the Elks got a 58-yard pass play from quarterback Andrew Sparks to Jayden Hernandez, getting the ball down to the 17-yard line.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
And Wilson and the Giants won’t manage minus-1 yard and three points on eight plays inside the 3-yard line again.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Amazon Prime Video host Kirk Herbstreit explained that Enagbare believed the Packers were going out onto the field to kick a field goal from the Commanders’ 33-yard line.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
On their second possession, the Elks got a 58-yard pass play from quarterback Andrew Sparks to Jayden Hernandez, getting the ball down to the 17-yard line.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
And Wilson and the Giants won’t manage minus-1 yard and three points on eight plays inside the 3-yard line again.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Yard line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20line. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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