: the area of a football field inside an opponent's 20-yard line
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The Israelis have declared the area running across south Lebanon’s border a red zone, which means ground and combat operations are ongoing.—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026 Their 19 red zone field goals tied for the league lead.—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Melania crushed it exactly where she was suppose to in red zone counties per box office metrics corp EntTelligence.—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Feb. 2026 Schottenheimer went the other way, and this is despite the evidence that the team was not a great red zone offense and had just turned first-and-goal at the seven to fourth-and-goal at the four.—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for red zone