How to Use the red zone in a Sentence
the red zone
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Got the red zone over the Rangers.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
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The Raiders never saw the red zone.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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The Jayhawks made four trips to the red zone.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
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Stop the descent into the red zone.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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In that game, the offense reached the red zone one time and settled for a field goal.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
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Adams has scored 18 of his 22 touchdowns in the red zone.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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The Vikings have four trips to the red zone tonight but only six points to show for it.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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The opening team period came in the red zone.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
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Love’s improved play has also led to greater results in the red zone.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Again, Broncos' defense holds in the red zone.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Instead of nearing the red zone, the Chiefs kicked a field goal.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ten of those 13 touchdown catches have come in the red zone.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
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This helped free Nacua up for a 24-yard gain into the red zone.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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But most definitely the red zone trip one.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
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Both teams combined for only six penalties and four turnovers, three of which came in the red zone.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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Kansas City was on the edge of the red zone before the mistake.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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The splash plays helped the Colts reach the red zone on five of their first six possessions.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Those gains pushed Detroit into the red zone, setting up the score.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Determine whether your symptoms match the yellow zone or the red zone.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 2 Apr. 2025
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With only one timeout, the Lions drove the ball all the way to the red zone.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
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The Blue Devils reached the red zone four times in the first three quarters.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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But Denver never reached the red zone again itself.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Osceola defense made two fourth-and-one stops inside the red zone.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Still, the Dolphins got a bit stingy when the Chargers got to the red zone.
—Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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With about six minutes left, the Jaguars had a third-and-9 just outside the red zone.
—Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers never got into the red zone.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2025
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At the end of practice, the team competed in 1-on-1 drills near the red zone.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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The Red Wolves also had a drive end in the red zone in the game’s final minute.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
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Both coaches wanted to get a lot of drills in on the red zone, third-down and two-minute offenses.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
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And on the team’s two trips to the red zone, the Giants managed to collect just three points.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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