How to Use the red zone in a Sentence

the red zone

noun

• 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
• Kansas City was on the edge of the red zone before the mistake.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
• 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
• First half red zone play calling In the first half, the Dolphins had three trips to the red zone.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
• The Ravens also scored on three of their five trips inside the red zone and held the Texans to 7-for-22 on third and fourth down.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023
• Three trips deep into the red zone ended with field goals.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
• As the clock rolled over to the fourth quarter, San Francisco inched into the red zone.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Those gains pushed Detroit into the red zone, setting up the score.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
• Love’s improved play has also led to greater results in the red zone.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
• The Rams converted two of three trips to the red zone into touchdowns.
  — Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 19 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The Dolphins never found a player who had the red zone skills of Gesicki.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• Despite getting stopped in the red zone, Wilson had success on the next drive.
  — Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
• The offense, for tripping on penalties and a turnover to ruin four trips inside the red zone.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024
• The Rams have been excellent defending the red zone all year.
  — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
• And all from where his current team ranked last leaguewide in terms of efficiency: the red zone.
  — Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
• With Florida opening the quarter inside the red zone, a delay of game and a false start stalled the drive.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
• Determine whether your symptoms match the yellow zone or the red zone.
  — Daniel More, Verywell Health, 2 Apr. 2025
• Now, LaFleur should start letting Willis create inside the red zone.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
• Pearsall also had a touchdown reception from Purdy in the the red zone.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
• The Rams got the ball again with 2:32 remaining and Stafford led them into the red zone, only for the drive to be halted by a penalty and a sack.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
• The key for Miami will be not repeating some of the red zone struggles from last year’s game.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2023
• But Speaks was flagged for roughing the passer this time, moving Pittsburgh into the red zone with a new set of downs.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2023
• This game could come down to the red zone, where, admittedly, the Ravens have been better as an offense.
  — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2024
• Even after a 41-yard pass play led LSU into the red zone, the Trojans stood tall with three straight stops, forcing a field goal.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
• Another big play was when Patrick Mahomes found Justin Watson for a 25-yard gain to get them near the red zone.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
• Though both drives ended in the red zone, the Renegades settled for two field goals and went into halftime down 12-9.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2023
• Goff found his top target on a slot fade in the corner of the end zone on the third play from the red zone to make the lead two touchdowns with just over six minutes left.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
• The reason is that good offenses provide more trips to the red zone and stay on the field longer, both of which correlate to scoring fantasy points.
  — Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
• The Chiefs are trying to bypass their frequent trips to the red zone, ideally in favor of connecting on downfield shots that can turn long drives into quick scores.
  — Samuel McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025