How to Use field goal in a Sentence

field goal

noun
  • He kicked a 20-yard field goal.
  • The Jets settled for a field goal to make the score 18-10.
    Ken Belson, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The 49ers took the lead early in the fourth quarter with a field goal.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • That set up the late field goal from Folk to close the first half.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Pierre Strong set up the field goal with a 44-yard run.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The Chiefs won the Super Bowl, of course, with a last-minute field goal.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Fudge hit a three at the 16:55 mark for the lone field goal for the Gators through the start of the contest.
    Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 28 Dec. 2022
  • How about a live field goal with $10 million on the line?
    oregonlive, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Tigers turned the turnover into a game-winning field goal.
    Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 20 July 2023
  • In the Hall of Fame game, a 49-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Bengals ran the clock out and kicked a game-winning field goal at the buzzer.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Matt Prater hit a 40-yard field goal to give Arizona the 3-0 lead.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The Kicker did all the scoring with two 38-yard field goals.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • So lucky the defense stiffened and the field goal failed.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
  • That time, Allen was in the end zone, and the Chargers ended up with a field goal.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Nick Folk’s fourth field goal made it 19-0 early in the third.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Njie hit all five of his field goal attempts and scored 14 points.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The 22-year-old played the first quarter and was the catalyst in two field goal drives for the Bears.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Maybe the Bears get decent yardage, tie the game on a field goal and lose in overtime.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
  • But the first time Potter lined up to kick, Clemson faked the field goal.
    Adam Sparks, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Purdy then drove the Niners to a 33-yard field goal by Jake Moody and their first lead of the game.
    Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But the ball went through Ryan’s hands and fell harmlessly to the turf and the Ravens had to settle for a field goal.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The Chiefs answered the Eagles' field goal with a touchdown to take a one-point lead.
    Jim Chairusmi, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Jones kicked a 43-yard field goal to set the final score with 12 minutes to play.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 29 May 2022
  • The wing is up to 10 points on 4 field goal attempts and has 5 rebounds, which are a team high.
    Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Green Bay took over at its 10-yard line and went 77 yards to set up the winning field goal. . . .
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • His pick led to a Jason Sanders field goal, giving the Dolphins a 17-7 lead at the half.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The Tommies limited the damage to a field goal that tied the game.
    Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Nobody touched Willie Gay on his sack, which forced a field goal.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • While Carlson was just 1-for-4 on field goals at that point, all three of his misses were 55 yards or longer.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024

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