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Schneider also watched as kicker Jake Moody missed a 47-yard field goal wide left and made a 51-yarder, which never got much elevation but still made it over the crossbar for the 49ers’ first points of the day.
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Their last two victories came on a field goal that hit a crossbar to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers and a fumbled snap in field-goal range by the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Four minutes before McCarthy tipped an Albert Rusnak free kick from the edge of the box over the crossbar.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Through the opening 10 minutes, the Pioneers were pounding on the door with two early corners and a shot from distance that sailed just over the crossbar.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Their last two victories came on a field goal that hit a crossbar to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers and a fumbled snap in field-goal range by the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Four minutes before McCarthy tipped an Albert Rusnak free kick from the edge of the box over the crossbar.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Through the opening 10 minutes, the Pioneers were pounding on the door with two early corners and a shot from distance that sailed just over the crossbar.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbar. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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crossbar
noun
cross·bar
ˈkrȯs-ˌbär 
: a bar, piece, or stripe placed crosswise or across something
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