Eindzone

Eindzone is the Dutch term for the end zone in gridiron football. In English terminology, it refers to the area at each end of a football field, located behind the goal line and bounded by the end line. The end zone is the target area where scoring plays are completed when the ball is possessed and crosses into it.

Dimensions and variations: In American football, the end zone is 10 yards deep. The width equals the field width of 53 1/3 yards, and the playing field is 100 yards long between goal lines, with two 10-yard end zones making 120 yards in total. In Canadian football, the end zones are deeper, at 20 yards, and the field is wider (65 yards) and longer overall (150 yards including end zones).

Scoring and play: A touchdown is scored when a player possesses the ball and crosses the opponent’s goal line into the end zone. After a touchdown, teams typically attempt an extra point kick or a two-point conversion. The end zone also serves as the boundary for other plays and rulings, such as safeties that can occur if the ball becomes dead within a team’s own end zone.