touchback

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The ball went through the end zone for a touchback, although the field judge inexplicably ruled a touchdown for Stanford before he was reversed on the obvious video replay.

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  1. noun Football A play in which the defensive team recovers and downs the ball behind its own goal line after the ball has been kicked or passed there by the team on offense. No points are scored, and the ball is put back in play by the recovering team on its own 20-yard line.

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  • I'd rather have a touchback or a kick to the end zone. —  Packers.com
  • The underrated Phillip Rivers responded to the MVP's score by marching the Chargers down the field into the Indy redzone where he then dumped off a screen pass to Sproles who in an attempt to fall backwards into the endzone was hit and the ball was jarred loose into the endzone where the Colts Raheem Brock recovered the ball for a touchback, to kill San Diego's threat to score. —  MVN
  • Punting probably results in a touchback, bringing the ball back to the 20, and then Arnett Meade must move 60 yards in 45 seconds for a decent kick to tie. —  Slate Magazine
  • After Ron Conway's punt landed in the end zone for a touchback the Cardinal offense needed just four plays to score. —  MVN
  • After the break, Berger's punt almost stays in bounds, but leaks its way in for a touchback. —  Five Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back
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