end zone
Example Sentences
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Suddenly, a team trailing by three points in the final minute can actually win on a single drive without getting into the end zone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
About the only thing missing from his stat line was a touchdown -- something he was denied when a 49-yard charge to the end zone was disallowed after a holding call on center Jalen Sundell.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
On second and 7 from his own 10-yard line, Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton lost the ball and had to fall on it in the Vikings’ end zone.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
The 23-year-old scrambled out of the pocket to earn some crucial first downs and scored the Patriots' only touchdown after Stidham fumbled right in front of the Broncos' end zone.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
On the screen he dove into the end zone for the touchdown, impossibly small to be playing football, five eight and 135 pounds.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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