How To Use Touchdown In A Sentence

The Bonanza crossed the runway threshold while the helicopter was still about 250 feet from a planned touchdown point of 1500 feet down the runway.
It's Comer , folks, into the end zone for another Permian touchdown!
How about his 47-yard touchdown reception against Notre Dame?
Yet in delight he flew a loop to landing, with a snap roll just before touchdown.
Mark hauled o ff and threw a touchdown pass.

On Bush's first touchdown reception, he lined up at tailback, but tight end Dominique Byrd was also in the backfield, creating a dilemma for the defense.
The pilot gets into a small bit of leftover wake turbulence, the rental aircraft wobbles just before touchdown and a wingtip catches the runway.
Last Sunday, he hit Drew Bennett for a 23-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds left to defeat the Houston Texans 27-24.
The first four times the 49ers got inside the Ram 5-yard line, they scored only one touchdown.
Shooting 72 still gives him a rush, and it's hard to believe any quarterback ever has enjoyed completing a touchdown pass more than Brett Favre.
He is 16-1 to bag the first touchdown. The Sun
(AP) - Jeremy Maclin racked up 275 total yards and scored two touchdowns and Tony Temple added two TDs to lead Missouri to a 52-24 win over Western Michigan on Saturday. USATODAY.com - College Football - W. Michigan vs. Missouri
I think about Donovan as a Redskin, and that kind of overrides any friendships," said wide receiver Jason Avant, who caught the last of McNabb's 216 touchdown passes as an Eagle. Donovan McNabb admits there will be emotion in facing Philadelphia Eagles, but says focus is on Washington Redskins
Last season, he had four touchdowns and nine interceptions in eight games.
Robert Meachem caught touchdown passes of 4 and 5 yards, and Jayson Swain hauled in another for 5 yards from Ainge. USATODAY.com - College Football - Air Force vs. Tennessee
His exclamation point was a 56-yard touchdown reception from Otton in the third quarter.
He also was penalized for an illegal shift that nullified his 1-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter.
And you scored your first touchdown in more than two years.
A split second after touchdown we filed out as fast as possible to cut the risk of a rocket attack. The Sun
Instead of breathtaking touchdown passes, there were too many errors, penalties and incomplete passes as conditions seemed to get the better of the teams. Times, Sunday Times
So as you are striving to digest a bellyful of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, and notice yourself screaming at the television, enraged at a bad call by the ref, or jubilant at a touchdown, remember that millions of years of human evolution have shaped your brain to emotionally bond with your team. Michael Taft: Of Touchdowns and Tribalism
He also fumbled in the end zone to give Seattle a touchdown.
As it turns out, the Jaguars had no reason to be worried: Smith's first reception was a 27-yarder for a touchdown.
On the next play, Johnson ran fifteen yards for a touchdown.
The 26-year-old became the first player to score touchdowns three different ways in a play-off game. Times, Sunday Times
That set a 36-yard touchdown run by Davis, who carried 14 times for 69 yards in the game.
Drew Bledsoe threw a touchdown pass to Dave Moore for the Bills, Eric Moulds caught four passes, and President Fillmore gave a rousing "huzzah" as Rohan Davey entered the game to replace Brady. NYT > Home Page
With last week's performance of 382 yards passing, 20 yards rushing and four touchdown passes, Fitz should be out to once again impress the pundits and fans who doubted his ability to turn this offense around. Alyssa Jung: Could Bills-Chiefs Be the Game?
His performance has been steady, but he also has overthrown several open receivers on plays that should have gone for touchdowns.
'' We are definitely going in backwards from the way we wanted to, '' said Romo, who was 23-of-32 for 321 yards with two touchdowns. USATODAY.com - Football - Detroit vs. Dallas
George faked a toss to Kaufman, and ran in for a touchdown.
Grabbed by a temporary touchdown and then moving upward as ice is accreted from below and ablated from above. Ayles Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island « Climate Audit
Swiss, American and Belgian airlines made regular touchdowns at the airport.
Instead of breathtaking touchdown passes, there were too many errors, penalties and incomplete passes as conditions seemed to get the better of the teams. Times, Sunday Times
It was a perfect touchdown. The Sun
That allowed Washington's Danny Copeland to grab the ball for the winning touchdown.
Although swamped, the visitors had the satisfaction of Gareth Marks scoring three touchdowns, while Adrian Owen also caught the eye.
It was the Bills' first touchdown in seven quarters.
Thomas responded in the second quarter with the top play of the day, a 64-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Davis on a flea-flicker that cut the Green team's deficit to 17-14. Quarterback competition highlights Oregon spring game
He threw 17 touchdown passes and only five interceptions to finish with a 100. 7 rating.
But group mind seems to be a liability in the decisive moments of touchdown, where there is no room for averages.
Miami rallied from a 14-0 deficit with help from Brandon Marshall, who made 10 catches for 166 yards and scored his first touchdown for the Dolphins. Braylon Edwards Comes Off Bench To Lift Jets Over Dolphins
Three plays later, Clayton threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Payne, who outleaped cornerback Omar Bolden in the end zone with 33 seconds to play. USATODAY.com
If they are successful, they score a touchdown which is worth six points. Times, Sunday Times
Though reserves George Stripling (nine carries, 90 yards, two touchdowns) and Kolby Smith (12 carries, 66 yards) filled in ably for Bush, much of Louisville's hopes for its first Big East title were on Bush's broad shoulders. USATODAY.com - College Football - Kentucky vs. Louisville
Hostetler capped the drive by evading the pass rush, scrambling to his left and lofting a four-yard touchdown pass to Jett.
He kicked the extra point after touchdown.
Just before touchdown the pilot became aware of an electricity pylon coming into view from behind a tree.
He also fumbled in the end zone to give Seattle a touchdown.
They've had a couple of great punts, some good returns and a short touchdown run, but other than that, they haven't been making plays.
He was intercepted by former teammate Ty Law, who returned the pass for a touchdown to even the score 7 - 7 in the first quarter.
On the next play, Johnson ran fifteen yards for a touchdown.
Glasgow's first try had come even before Murray had left the field when flanker Stevie Swindall took advantage of some butterfingers to grab an early touchdown.
Which touchdown you scored was the best? Times, Sunday Times
Summary: After throwing for 292 yards and three touchdowns Eli Manning went to the sideline in the fourth with what he called a bruised heel. Undefined
Bryant outjumped a Troy defender to catch the football, then finished a 44-yard touchdown pass from Robinson that made it 28-7. USATODAY.com
The 26-year-old became the first player to score touchdowns three different ways in a play-off game. Times, Sunday Times
The touchdown happened a little late because of cloudy and windy weather.
The gear lights came on just before touchdown as the aircraft firmly settled to the runway at full power.
They landed just inside the perimeter fence, more than half a mile from the usual touchdown zone. Times, Sunday Times
GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 19: Tim Tebow #15 of the Florida Gators reacts after scoring a touchdown during the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 19, 2009 in Gainesville, Florida. Undefined
“The only touchdown will be for the final pickup,” the captain decreed, “when everybody and everything is ready.” Archive 2010-02-01
Redshirt freshman Ronnie Fouch filled in admirably for Locker, completing 13 of 27 passes for 186 yards, and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse midway through the third quarter to pull Washington within 28-21. USATODAY.com
Ed Reed picked off Carson Palmer as well as ran 52 yards with a second-quarter interception for a touchdown, promulgation a throng in to a frenzy with a initial points of a day. Archive 2009-11-01
He has had an on-off season so far but hit form last week with 222 yards receiving and two touchdowns. The Sun
John Gallagher reduced the arrears with a penalty and put Leeds ahead when he converted an Innes touchdown.
Controlled land landing also demanded some way to cushion touchdown impact.
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During that six-year period, the five wide receivers who led the Cowboys in catching had 372 receptions for 5,576 yards and 22 touchdowns.
On touchdown, all three landing gears were sheared and the aircraft underside was substantially damaged.
I keep the trim moving and the power up to try to cushion the actual touchdown, and most of my landings are acceptable, if not always worth bragging about.
If this monotonous mess doesn't end after two overtimes, teams are forced to go for two points on touchdown conversions.
But there is also the other side - what we might call the purist side - the side that appreciates great clutch plays no matter how foolish it was to punt to DeSean Jackson, he still had to score that touchdown, amazing passes, brilliant pass-rushing schemes and all the rest. A weekend to remember
Mutz, a former walk-on at Arizona State, had two touchdown receptions in the Sun Devils' season-opening victory over Northern Arizona.
If they are successful, they score a touchdown which is worth six points. Times, Sunday Times
Worcester did manage two tries in the first half, when they had the wind behind them, but they had three potential touchdowns rejected by the video official. Times, Sunday Times
He played tight end at The Citadel and led the nation in touchdown receptions — in 1959. Maguire will take reduced role in ESPN college football coverage
He is 16-1 to bag the first touchdown. The Sun
The astronauts are preparing for touchdown tomorrow morning.
Tim Tebow threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, and the No. 4 Gators routed Vanderbilt 42-14 in clinching the SEC Eastern Division title for the second time in three years. USATODAY.com
Following Brown's field goal, Tee Martin engineered an eight-play drive that ended with his four-yard touchdown pass to NCAA Football - Tennessee vs. Nebraska
Yes, Michigan needs a touchdown.
Fiscus scored the lone Karns City touchdown in the second quarter on an eight yard scamper.
Staley turned the game in the first half with a 23-yard touchdown reception.
However, when the Redskins, one year removed from 4-12 and one week after a two-touchdown loss to the Rams, beat the Eagles, previously presumed to be potent, that is fairly stunning. Redskins' Donovan McNabb is the homecoming king in Philadelphia, but he wasn't alone
This is the same Mr. Moss whom Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis assessed as a "slouch" last winter, and the same Mr. Moss who burned Mr. Revis on a touchdown reception during the Jets '28-14 victory over the Patriots on Sept. 19. Jets Call Favre's Era 'Uncomfortable'
On two occasions, Kansas City valiantly rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to the game into overtime.
We will be in NOVA this weekend ... as soon as Aimee gets a ride from Blacksburg. woohoo redskins touchdown!!! apparently, some people find the term joe six pack offensive. what elitists. Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll
It was a perfect touchdown. The Sun
The NFL, realizing it had helped create a world of litigation-happy former fans holding serious grudges for having their statistics taken away, instructed all announcers to merely say "ribbit" when a touchdown was scored. A Doomsday Scenario for Fantasy Sports
He connected with Jett down the sideline and threw two touchdown passes to Tim Brown.
Methods Single round Touchdown PCR (TD PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method were used for genotyping in 110 people from the Han population in Chongqing.
I said we required immediate landing and assistance on touchdown.
His numbers rarely are eye-popping, just as they weren't against the Rams (16-for-27, 145 yards, one touchdown), but he was there when his presence counted most in capping a grand tale. USATODAY.com - It's all good for Super Bowl MVP
BOLDIN LEAVES WITH INJURYCardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin injured his left hamstring on a 71-yard touchdown play in the second quarter of the win against Atlanta. Indignant Cards deck Falcons, prove they deserved a spot
Still, that same defense provided a touchdown and came up with the nail-in-the-coffin fumble at the end. NFL Replay: 'Almost' is no solace after Cardinals' letdown
Troy Aikman threw three touchdown passes and Emmitt Smith rushed three yards for the winning touchdown with less than three minutes left.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - John Stocco threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns and P.J. Hill ran for 129 yards and three scores as Wisconsin routed Indiana 52-17 on Saturday. USATODAY.com - College Football - Wisconsin vs. Indiana
I remember that Robert Newhouse threw a fullback option pass for a touchdown after licking the stickum off his hands; it was a sweep to the left, which still seems counterintuitive Newhouse being right-handed. Chuck Klosterman on Sports
Tullow started the second half much better and scored a try created and executed by the forwards, with Tom Jenkinson being accredited with the touchdown.
From letdown to touchdown, settling the airplane on the runway is a true art.
The first time James Lofton touched a football in an organized game, he returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown.
On the next, Black busted up the middle for a 24-yard touchdown run and the Cougars had a 7-6 lead.
Yet no touchdown was visible from any camera angle. Times, Sunday Times
WR Juron Criner — He emerged as a big-play threat last season, with nine touchdown catches among his 45 receptions, and he looked even better this spring. Around the Pac-10 Conference
A last-minute touchdown clinched the game for the Saints.
When a player carries the ball over the goal line it is called a touchdown.
After the second touchdown, the aircraft began to track to the left and the left wing tip contracted the terrain.
Fullback Vince Murray rushed for 971 yards on 182 carries (5.3 yards per carry) with six touchdowns, and slotback Marcus Curry had 585 yards and five touchdowns on 80 rushes for an average of 7.3 yards per carry. Spring practice gets underway
He completed five of nine passes, including a touchdown.
At touchdown, the platform securely captures the landing gear and then lowers the fighter to the mother ship's backbone.
He had travelled to Greece on an excursion organised by Touchdown Tours, led by Surrey man Paul Coppin.
After touchdown, the aircraft's drag chute malfunctioned during deployment.
An important mission tackled by engineer units is preparing touchdown pads for helicopters so as to assure timely airlifts to a conflict escalation area.
But group mind seems to be a liability in the decisive moments of touchdown, where there is no room for averages.
Jason Griffin accounted for two touchdowns as Southwest Texas NCAA Football - Sw Texas State vs. Northeast Louisian
LeFevour ranked 13th nationally in completions per game (22.8) and accounted for two or more touchdowns in nine games. Central Michigan's LeFevour rises in his coach's eyes
He was knocked out just short, but Young quickly got the touchdown on a sneak.
He has 54 yards on nine carries with a touchdown at last check.
There's not much more Cullen can do, '' said Willy Korn, the Tigers highly touted freshman who got some of the loudest cheers at Death Valley when he threw his first touchdown pass in mop-up duty in the fourth quarter. USATODAY.com - College Football - Furman vs. Clemson
Johnson took the ball over on a quarterbacksneak quarterbacksneak for a touchdown.
He ended up with four touchdowns in his first 15 carries.
Yet no touchdown was visible from any camera angle. Times, Sunday Times
Each team is scoring, on average, exactly one fewer touchdown a game this season than it did last season.
On one play, Hammonds snuck into the end zone for a touchdown - and took such a wallop from an opponent that he broke the helmet he and Foley shared.
So far he has roamed center field more than usual, breaking up potential touchdowns in the end zone on three occasions and delivering big hits in almost every game.
After blocking a punt which they converted into an easy touchdown, the Texans drew the score to 10-7 and had momentum on their side.
A split second after touchdown we filed out as fast as possible to cut the risk of a rocket attack. The Sun
The continued growth of Mr. Sanchez, who has thrown for eight touchdowns without an interception, is an important factor. Jets Act (and Play) Like One of the NFL's Elite
Two touchdowns allowed to a team that scored an NFL-record 589 points in mowing down 16 opponents during the regular season. Manning, Giants punch out 'perfect' Pats for XLII title
He leads the team all-time in passing yards, completion percentage and touchdown passes. Times, Sunday Times
Secret Service officials and military advisers in Washington consulted a map and chose a spot for Bush to make a brief touchdown: Barksdale Air Force Base, outside of Shreveport, La.
The raw-boned wing still had much to do, but he cleverly chipped ahead over the cover and won the race for the touchdown, Stenhouse converting from the touchline.
The crowd gave a ringing shout, because their man scored a touchdown. Christianity Today
The Steelers have not allowed a touchdown in four games, outscoring opponents by a combined 66-9.
ECU's Marcus Hands recovered a Martin fumble at the SMU 34-yard line on the second play of SMU's next possession, leading to Pinkney's second touchdown. USATODAY.com - Scores
He was beaten on three touchdown passes, two by the Seahawks' Joey Galloway.
Hopefully we get a bunch of touchdowns from both sides.
Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel set an NFL record with his fourth career interception return for a touchdown with his 44-yard runback at Minnesota. NFL Replay: Staying or going, Dungy's historic place is secure
From the sound of it, Jake was doing the kind of dance dorky football players do after a touchdown.
John Moyland contributed 10 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown, plus two catches for 101 yards.
Methods Single round Touchdown PCR (TD PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method were used for genotyping in 110 people from the Han population in Chongqing.
He made a couple of small mistakes, but nothing like the touchdown bomb that beat him in the preseason opener.
There was a fumble on the 1-yard line and Brown dropped a sure touchdown pass.
West Virginia was trailing 13-7 before slotback Jock Sanders scored three touchdowns in the final 6: 13 of the third quarter to help the Mountaineers take control of the game. USATODAY.com
Only an overthrow by Manning prevented a long touchdown.
Newman blocked two kicks as a junior and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown as a sophomore.
Colorado State's biggest play of the evening was a 42-yard touchdown pass from receiver Johnny Walker to fellow wideout Dustin Osborn on a trick play in the third quarter. USATODAY.com - College Football - TCU vs. Colorado St.
The model's tough, trailing link gear system absorbs most reasonable impacts and even some unreasonable ones to smooth the most ham-handed touchdowns.
One tiny little touchdown, with just three minutes to play.
Palmer also set up Charles Evans' one-yard touchdown run with a 62-yard punt return.
He completed 28 of 49 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown against Dallas' relentless pass rush.
Time ran out before we could score another touchdown.
The Raiders have not had a rushing touchdown since Williams scored against Dallas on Nov. 19, 1995.
The 49ers had the ball on the Bengals' 6-yard line, first-and-goal, down by a touchdown.
The junior quarterback threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and No. 5 West Virginia rolled up 599 total yards in overpowering East Carolina 48-7 on Saturday. USATODAY.com - College Football - East Carolina vs. West Virginia
We could also use something called a Poisson distribution to estimate Brees's likelihood of recording a zero-touchdown game. NYT > Home Page
Michael, being wide receiver of the offense, had scored four touchdowns.
Would the probe make a touchdown or a splashdown?
John Gallagher reduced the arrears with a penalty and put Leeds ahead when he converted an Innes touchdown.
Preamble William 'The Refrigerator' Perry pulling in a touchdown pass; Charles Martin crossing Jim McMahon off his hit-list; Brett Favre hurdling a defender on his way to a 36-yard touchdown run on a Halloween-themed Monday night special. Green Bay Packers 27-17 Chicago Bears - as it happened | Paolo Bandini
Ending it on a pick returned for a touchdown is an extremely disappointing thing," said Delhomme, who completed 13-of-25 passes for 153 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. USATODAY.com
They had not scored an offensive touchdown; their only touchdown came on an interception return by Terry McDaniel.
Air Force had scored just minutes earlier when Kyle Lumpkin hauled in an 8-yard touchdown pass from Smith. USATODAY.com
Yet in delight he flew a loop to landing, with a snap roll just before touchdown.
The first thing I will promise from this review is that there will be no bad football puns — no “Clooney fumbles at the goal line,” no “quarterback runs wrong play from pigskin playbook,” no “director scores a touchdown but misses the extra point.” Clooney looks backwards for “Leatherheads” » Scene-Stealers
When a player carries the ball over the goal line it is called a touchdown.
George faked a toss to Kaufman, and ran in for a touchdown.
I broke through their defense and got a touchdown.
He caught a punt and scored the winning touchdown, with a minute left to play.
Airport officials said there had been no hint of trouble until radio contact was suddenly lost three minutes from touchdown.
They landed just inside the perimeter fence, more than half a mile from the usual touchdown zone. Times, Sunday Times
It was only a few short moments before touchdown that disaster struck.
Expedite taxi speed, I got one traffic 6 miles from touchdown.
In addition, don't forget about the wind: The more wind there is, the better off you'll be because of the slower touchdown.
Linebacker Jack Del Rio had two interceptions, including an 84-yard touchdown, as the Bears dropped to 4-4.
And if their skills can equal their enthusiasm and desire, you may be seeing more and more women on the gridiron catching touchdown passes instead of on the sidelines cheering on the players.
-- ATH Lamar Ivey, Mebane, N.C. -- He led Eastern Alamance High to a school-record 14 wins and a runner-up finish in the 3A state playoffs last season, passing for 2,210 yards and rushing for 1,407 with a combined 43 touchdowns. East Carolina - Team Notes
Williams promptly hit James Jett on a halfback pass, for an 18-yard touchdown.
Among his accomplishments was a 19-yard touchdown pass on his first play of the season.
All were completely enveloped in a sea of mud and water upon touchdown, but fortunately remained upright.
His 96-yard touchdown reception against the Raiders in the 2000 playoffs is an NFL record.
If the nine-year-old half-back scores seven tries in the final tournament of the season, he will break the record for the most touchdowns scored in a single season of club rugby league at all age levels.
The call upheld after replays, Denver got the ball back and on fourth down Cutler hit Eddie Royal in the end zone for a four-yard touchdown to make the game 38-37. The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
But it says with it has a limited budget and Touchdown will have to compete with other deserving projects.
It was only appropriate that the crucial touchdown should come from the best player on view yesterday.
Brett Favre, whose 27 touchdown passes tied for the NFC lead, has quarterbacked the same team longer than any NFL signal caller.
In the 129 games that have featured at least one touchdown this season, the team to find paydirt first has won more than 68% of the time 88-41. How to Top New England: Score First
Michael, being wide receiver of the offense, had scored four touchdowns.
A copybook tackle from Taylor forced Shaun Briscoe to cough up possession, giving Leigh position from where Rob Jackson could spin out of a couple of tackles to touchdown for a try goaled from the sideline by Owen.
Like this one from CBS 'Seth Davis, on coach Pete Carroll's Southern California team throwing a 48-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of a 28-7 win vs. UCLA that preceded much on-field woofing from both teams: It's official: Pete Carroll is a no-class lowlife. ESPN/ABC spreads its bowl talent
The offense has four downs to score a touchdown; the defense must stop the offense or get a turnover.
He stripped the ball from Bulger and caught the fumble for a touchdown to help the Atlanta Falcons beat the St. Louis Rams 34-17.
Foster used his speed to make the touchdown a split second before the ball crossed the deadball line.
His next catch was for the go-ahead touchdown, a beautiful, bobbling reception on a ball Banks let go of early.
Nine penalties later and in the third minute of injury time, they finally scored the touchdown they needed, Graham getting his hands on the ball in yet another pile-up.
Just before touchdown he became aware of a pylon coming into view from behind a tree.
The South African wing had barely a couple of metres to work in, but a combination of a pinpoint chip-kick and blistering pace saw him outstrip the cover to win the race to the touchdown.
He also dived in for their first touchdown to give them a 7-3 half-time lead. The Sun
He was knocked out just short, but Young quickly got the touchdown on a sneak.

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