yard line
noun
: any of a series of marked or imaginary lines one yard apart on a football field that are parallel to the goal lines and that indicate the distance to the nearest goal line
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On fourth-and-11 at the San Francisco 21-yard line, Kendricks, who had lined up at the line of scrimmage near the left hash, said his first thought was that the ball was going to Barkley out of the backfield.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Surtain took off at the Denver 35-yard line and didn’t hit the ground until the 28, flying 20 feet and securing the ball in the process.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Moore did just that, gaining three yards running to his right to set up a third-and-1 at the Philadelphia 31-yard line.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Twenty of them landed within the 20-yard line.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Yard line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20line. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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