field goal
Three points through
A field goal is a score made by kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts.
In American football, a field goal is worth three points and typically attempted when a team is close enough to kick but unlikely to score a touchdown: They settled for a field goal.
In basketball, a field goal is any basket scored during regular play (not a free throw), worth two or three points depending on distance.
Small cluster amount
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- tallyRecorded count
- pointsUnits of tally
- conversionAct of changing states
extra point · total · lead · margin · deficit · comeback · tie-breaker · scoreboard
Football scoring specialist
- uprightsVertical load-bearing posts
- crossbarHorizontal bar between uprights
- holderOne who possesses
- snapSudden sharp sound
special teams · three points · NFL · PAT · extra point · conversion · goalposts · kick
Football's final attempt
- red zoneHigh-risk territory
- rangeExtent of variation
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
- playcallingSelecting offensive plays
offense · drive · possession · timeout · analytics · go for it · punt · decision
three points
Small cluster amount
conversion · extra point · total · lead · margin · deficit · comeback · tie-breaker · scoreboard · good
placekicker
Football scoring specialist
snap · special teams · three points · NFL · PAT · extra point · conversion · goalposts · kick · boot
fourth down
Football's final attempt
playcalling · offense · drive · possession · timeout · analytics · go for it · punt · decision · percentage
game
Organized play or sport
championship · playoffs · finals · overtime · season · win · lose · standings · NFL · college football
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- crucialOf supreme importance
- decisiveQuick to conclude
overtime · tension · nerves · moment · concentration · focus · do-or-die · walkoff · momentum · crowd noise
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- football gamesMadden NFL, FIFA, Tecmo Bowl, touchdown, Super Bowl
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
- special teamskickoff, punt, extra point, punter, kicker
- Football HistoryNFL, rugby, Super Bowl, Heisman Trophy, Hall of Fame
- kicking termsplacekick, conversion, penalty kick, kickoff, punt
field goaltouchdown
Six-point gridiron play
safety · two-point conversion · extra point · punt · turnover
field goalfree throw
Uncontested penalty basket attempt
foul shot · three-pointer · layup · dunk
field goalblocked kick
Punt stopped by defense
no good · wide right · doink · shank
goal, field, battlefield, fielder, airfield, goalie, goalkeeper, fielding, goalpost