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coffin corner
noun[ Cusually singular ]
mainly USinformaluk /ˈkɒf.ɪn ˌkɔː.nər/ us /ˈkɑː.fɪn ˌkɔːr.nɚ/
especially in American football, the corner of the field formed by the sideline and the goal line. Players often kick the ball in this direction so it will go out of play near the defender's goal line. :
In the fourth quarter, he stuck a 51-yarder right into the coffin corner.
He needed to get himself out of a coffin corner situation.
A perfect coffin corner kick is one that goes out of bounds just before the orange pylon in the front of the end zone.
Coffin-corner punts were used mainly to prevent long punt returns.
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