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touchdown

noun as in a goal in football

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noun as in a landing

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I’m going for that first down, getting out, and I’ve got four more downs to get a touchdown.

Aaron Jones of the Green Bay Packers and Chris Carson of the Seattle Seahawks have been considered the top free agent running backs, but after Fournette was a force in the Super Bowl with 89 yards and a touchdown, that may have changed.

Perhaps the most unexpected development of the Super Bowl, though, is that Kansas City does not even have a touchdown.

Brady also threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Antonio Brown in a 21-for-29, 201-yard passing performance.

The outburst began with an 80-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ricky Sanders and ended with an eight-yard scoring grab by tight end Clint Didier.

He caught eight passes for 71 yards and a touchdown in an overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills last weekend.

However, the understanding of concussion and CTE while Marino was tossing touchdown passes simply did not exist.

But if the trailing team pulled out a victory with a late touchdown, would anyone be shocked?

They need to drive 88 yards to score a touchdown and be able to force over time.

He could have really screwed up my score by leading his team to a touchdown.

She smiled a little prim smile, which had to be her ice-queen equivalent of a touchdown dance, and the guards led me away.

As for Rabbit, he stopped short, pivoted to the right, flashed by his opponent to speed away and across the line for a touchdown.

It was a short lateral caught by Kentucky and hurled high and wide to Dave that at last scored their second touchdown of the game.

With the dogged determination of a slow, heavy team, they at last pounded their way across the field to a touchdown.

Stopping dead in his tracks, Kentucky had pivoted sharply to the right and was away for that touchdown.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to touchdown, such as: goal, score, and six points.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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