: one that is a specified number of yards in length
—used in combination
kicked a 42-yarder
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Carolina’s Ryan Fitzgerald missed a 54-yarder on the opening drive of the third quarter.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Explosive plays and penalties could have doomed the 49ers to a bigger first-half deficit, but the Seahawks failed to score on a goal-to-go opening drive and Jason Myers missed a 47-yard field goal before making a 45-yarder.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Jake Elliott kicked a 39-yarder for a 17-10 lead.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Junior tight end Kamrean Johnson caught the first touchdown reception of his career, hauling in a 14-yarder in the late in the first quarter to put Wake ahead 15-6.
—Ryan Pritt, Charlotte Observer, 3 Jan. 2026
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Explosive plays and penalties could have doomed the 49ers to a bigger first-half deficit, but the Seahawks failed to score on a goal-to-go opening drive and Jason Myers missed a 47-yard field goal before making a 45-yarder.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Jake Elliott kicked a 39-yarder for a 17-10 lead.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Junior tight end Kamrean Johnson caught the first touchdown reception of his career, hauling in a 14-yarder in the late in the first quarter to put Wake ahead 15-6.
—Ryan Pritt, Charlotte Observer, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Yarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yarder. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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