: a score of three points in football made by drop-kicking or placekicking the ball over the crossbar from ordinary play
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: a goal in basketball made while the ball is in play
Example Sentences
He kicked a 20-yard field goal.
Recent Examples on the WebMcManus’s 26-yard field goal with 6:13 left pulled the Broncos within 17-16. Tim Booth, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 The Browns had a 20-7 lead in the fourth quarter before falling behind, 24-23, on an Eddy Pineiro 36-yard field goal with 1:13 left. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Schive brought the Spartans within four points with a 23-yard field goal with 14:52 left in the game.al, 11 Sep. 2022 Edgewood junior David Rumpler added a 42-yard field goal with 2:54 left in the first quarter to wrap up the scoring in a game played mostly on the 60 yards between the 20s. Mark Schmetzer, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2022 Boone answered with a 32-yard field goal by Grant Reddick with three minutes to go in the opening period. J.c. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 The Lions drove down to the Laker 15-yard line, but facing a fourth-and-one, Lions coach Larry Luthe elected to go for a 32-yard field goal with exactly one minute left. Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 Down by a field goal with only 13 seconds remaining, Allen and the Shamrock offense tried to power its way in for the game-winning score, but Center Grove (2-1) refused to break.The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2022 The Vikings were poised to beat the Seahawks when Blair Walsh lined up for what should have been a 27-yard game-winning field goal with 26 seconds remaining, but the kicker gagged and the Vikings lost. Steve Silverman, Forbes, 26 June 2022 See More