How to Use red zone in a Sentence

red zone

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  • The 49ers were the NFL’s best team in the red zone this year.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2022
  • The first red zone did not stop the tragedy, of course.
    — Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The Aggies have 15 touchdowns in the red zone, which is dead last in the SEC.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The Cardinals went just 1 for 3 in the red zone, and 1 for 5 on fourth down.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Four of Allen's past seven turnovers have come in the red zone.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The second red zone turnover came late in the third quarter.
    — Ethan Winter, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Late in the fourth quarter, the Coyotes got into the red zone with a 51-yard run.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The Rams’ offense, with newfound life, marched downfield to the red zone.
    — New York Times, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Auburn is 10-10 on scoring in the red zone during three wins.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The red zone, once an OSU strength, has become a concern.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The Sun Devils completed two third downs on the drive and a fourth down, but stalled in the red zone.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2022
  • At his best, Parker wins jump balls along the sideline and gives Jones a great threat in the red zone.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
  • Those three points came after the offense stalled out in the red zone in the third quarter.
    — Charles Goldman, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2022
  • That change of heart and the Rams finding ways to use him the red zone have revived his career.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Why: Auburn was 3-of-4 in the red zone, with one touchdowns and two field goals against Houston. .
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The Broncos were last in the league in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on only 24% of their trips.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Two plays later, USC found itself right back in the red zone.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
  • That’s showed up the most in the red zone, where OSU has scored on all 29 of its trips, with 27 of them being touchdowns.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Big takeaways and timely stops in the red zone could make or break the ballgame for TCU.
    — Dallas News, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The Bengals were in the red zone for the fourth consecutive drive before the turnover.
    — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2022
  • No more waiting—yawn—for the tach needle to creep its way toward the red zone.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Kentucky bent but didn’t break when UGA reached the red zone on each of its three first-half drives.
    — The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Clowney had prevented the Jets from scoring at the end of the first half with a strip-sack of Flacco in the red zone.
    — cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The Rams did an old school razzle dazzle play for a 40-yard gain into the red zone for the third time.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Phillips capped his day with an interception on a red zone pass in the flat.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Twice, Williams got loose in the red zone, sprinting free to reel in two touchdowns over the Trojans’ first three drives.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Once in the red zone, Huntley converted on fourth-and-2 from the Denver 18 with a short run.
    — Noah Trister, ajc, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Cincinnati has the fifth-best red zone scoring percentage in the league (66.67%).
    — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2023
  • A day after the Colts offense steamrolled the Lions in the red zone, Detroit was much tougher to beat.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Additionally, there will be four red zone boards in the corners of the field near the goal lines.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2022

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