red zone

noun

: the area of a football field inside an opponent's 20-yard line

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Before overtime, the Chiefs scored only one touchdown in five red zone trips. Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 The Lions ran the ball with authority, passed it with panache and ranked in the top five in the league in both third-down efficiency and red zone production. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 Four Rohan Nadkarni Another red zone trip, another fourth-down conversion for the Commanders. Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025 The Commanders are nearly into the Eagles' red zone. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for red zone 

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red zone was in 1972

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“Red zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20zone. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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