the red zone
noun
American football
: the area of the field that is inside an opponent's 20-yard line
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The Warriors got into the red zone once, after a 19-yard reception from Caden Jones to Makai Davis moved the ball to the 9.
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Steve Dulas, Orange County Register, 11 Oct. 2024
The Saints have a takeaway on 19% of opponent possessions, which is 3rd in the league.
26.2% of the drives against New Orleans have reached the red zone, the 3rd-lowest rate in the league.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The Rams converted two of three trips to the red zone into touchdowns.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 19 Oct. 2024
The difference, in part, was that the Giants failed to convert on their only trip to the red zone — the Bengals were 1-for-2 — and couldn’t produce any explosion plays.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Steve Dulas, Orange County Register, 11 Oct. 2024
The Saints have a takeaway on 19% of opponent possessions, which is 3rd in the league.
26.2% of the drives against New Orleans have reached the red zone, the 3rd-lowest rate in the league.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The Rams converted two of three trips to the red zone into touchdowns.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 19 Oct. 2024
The difference, in part, was that the Giants failed to convert on their only trip to the red zone — the Bengals were 1-for-2 — and couldn’t produce any explosion plays.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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“The red zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20red%20zone. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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