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field goal

NOUN
  1. a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts
  2. 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.
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