red zone

noun

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

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Better offenses have more red zone opportunities, giving kickers more extra points or field goal chances. Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 On Wednesday, Wilson’s 7-on-7 red zone reps going toward the end zone went like this: a pass breakup by Micah McFadden, an overthrow incompletion toward Wan’Dale Robinson, a Tyrone Tracy Jr. drop and a touchdown pass to Dalen Cambre after holding the ball for a long while. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025 Russell Wilson: 9 of 13, 2 TDs Jaxson Dart: 9 of 11, TD Jameis Winston: 7 of 13, 2 TDs Tommy DeVito: 0 for 1 Dart didn’t work in the first team period (red zone). Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 The next play, in red zone work again, Young found Legette on a crossing route. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for red zone

Word History

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 21 Jul. 2025.

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