NOUN
- a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts
- a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
How To Use field goal In A Sentence
- The Texans turned three turnovers into 17 points and blocked a field goal in overtime to keep the game tied.
- A rare Hull breakaway five minutes from time set up the position for Richard Whiting to drop a crucial field goal.
- Two came in the form of special-teams meltdowns by Steelers, as a blocked field goal and a punt return both ended in Patriots touchdowns.
- They're tops in opponents'scoring and second in defensive field goal percentage.
- After forcing a punt, Arizona drove to the Panthers 5, but a crackback block penalty against Andre Roberts drove the team back, and Jay Feely's 36-yard field goal try was wide left. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
- He led the nation in field goal percentage for several weeks.
- He bounced one field goal off an upright and had two others blocked, including one returned for a touchdown.
- After forcing a punt, Arizona drove to the Panthers five, but a crackback block penalty against Andre Roberts drove the team back, and Jay Feely's 36-yard field goal try was wide left. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
- And even though they lost to New England in the big game on a last-second field goal, they put forth a gutty performance.
- On the next play, special teams got into the act, forcing a fumble by John Simon and setting up a field goal for a seven-point lead at the half.