goal-line
End zone edge
The goal-line is the boundary at each end of a playing field that must be crossed to score—in American football, the line marking the front of the end zone; in soccer, the line between the goalposts.
The receiver stretched the ball across the goal-line.
As an adjective, goal-line describes action at this boundary: a goal-line stand is a defensive effort to prevent scoring near one's own end zone.
Football field's scoring rectangle
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
hashmarks · turf · field · marker · stripe · whitewash · paint · pylons
Six-point gridiron play
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
victory · conversion · winning · clutch · glory · jubilation · elation · culmination
Input-detecting device
- cameraImage capturing device
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
- VARRemote match officiating
- detectionAct of finding something
tracking · calibration · verification · officiating · review · footage · accuracy · ruling
Upright support structure
- tackleGear or takedown
- stopCease all motion
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- redzoneFootball's scoring threshold
linebacker · formation · stuffed · denial · push · pileup · resistance · surge
Horizontal bar between uprights
- keeperOne who guards
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- headerTop line of document
scramble · tap-in · save · rebound · post · net · box · striker
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- nail-biterSuspensefully close competition
- pressureForce upon contact
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
uncertainty · cliff-hanger · breathless · pivotal · decisive · crucial · momentum · stakes
endzone
Football field's scoring rectangle
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
gridiron · hashmarks · turf · field · marker · stripe · whitewash · paint · pylons · stadium
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
celebration · victory · conversion · winning · clutch · glory · jubilation · elation · culmination · achievement
sensor
Input-detecting device
detection · tracking · calibration · verification · officiating · review · footage · accuracy · ruling · overturn
stand
Upright support structure
redzone · linebacker · formation · stuffed · denial · push · pileup · resistance · surge · barrier
crossbar
Horizontal bar between uprights
header · scramble · tap-in · save · rebound · post · net · box · striker · poacher
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- nail-biterSuspensefully close competition
- pressureForce upon contact
drama · uncertainty · cliff-hanger · breathless · pivotal · decisive · crucial · momentum · stakes · thriller
goal-linemidfield
Pitch's central region
center line · halfway line · center circle · center field · neutral zone
goal-linestarting line
Race's initial position
start line · starting point · point of origin · beginning · kickoff
line, goal, goals, guideline, deadline, goalie, goalkeeper, goalpost, goalless