red zone

noun

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

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It’s often broken down like a stoplight, with green, yellow, and red zones. Susan Russell, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025 Detroit finished third in red zone touchdown percentage during the season. Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025 Fair or not, one thing that soured some Seahawks fans on Geno was inexplicable mistakes in critical moments (bad red zone INTs, in particular). Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Bauman isn’t nearly as skilled a blocker as the departing Cam McCormick but is a much better receiver and red zone threat. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for red zone

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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 22 Apr. 2025.

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