downfield

adverb or adjective

down·field ˈdau̇n-ˈfēld

: in or into the part of the field toward which the offensive team is headed

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After the Bills made field goal early in the third quarter, the Bengals marched back downfield to score the first TD of the second half on a 1-yard Joe Mixon TD run. —

cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023 And despite the soft coverage designed to prevent a big play, Kyler Murray still had three decent options downfield. —

Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2022 Defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans has openly talked about Hufanga’s inconsistent eye discipline and opposing teams have used play-action and other misdirection to beat him downfield. —

Marc Delucchi, Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023 The Tigers really nibbled their way downfield on the last seven plays of the third quarter gaining between 4-10 yards. —

Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 27 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for downfield