the red zone

noun

American football

: the area of the field that is inside an opponent's 20-yard line

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With the North team driving downfield and inside the red zone near the end of the third quarter, South’s defense forced a fumble on a handoff to Mountain View’s Diego Ortega-Gerow that popped high up into the air. —

Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025 Kansas City was on the edge of the red zone before the mistake. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025 Inside the red zone, receiver Tyreek Hill sprinted in motion, confirming the Rams were in man-to-man coverage. —

Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Entering tonight, Ohio State had allowed opponents to drive inside the 20-yard line 36 times this season, and allowed just 15 touchdowns — the second-lowest touchdown percentage inside the red zone in the country. —

Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the red zone

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