Examples of 'total yards' in a sentence

Meaning of "total yards"

total yards: This phrase is used in sports, particularly American football, to measure the total distance gained or lost by a team or player. It refers to the cumulative distance covered in yards achieved through running, passing, or receiving the ball

How to use "total yards" in a sentence

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Yardage will not count in total yards.
Total yards that day.
I was looking at his total yards.
Total yards thrown by quarterback.
Church still holds school records for most passing yards and total yards in a career.
Your total yards in one season?
Sanders finished the game with 73 total yards.
Offensive linemen ( OL ) are scored by total yards and points minus sacks given up.
McCarron started the Bengals ' drive off with two completions to Hill for 24 total yards.
Cleveland had just 28 total yards in the second half.
The Ravens also set franchise records for points and total yards with 643.
UNC racked up 506 total yards and caught four interceptions in the game.
The Patriots rushed the ball 11 times in that Super Bowl for seven total yards.
Smith finished his rookie season by totaling 506 total yards and three touchdowns in four games.
That being said, it was another game that they gained fewer than 300 total yards.

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Ryan Torain collected 96 total yards and a touchdown.
Additionally, the Aggie defense held four opponents to less than 100 total yards.
Packers managed only 84 total yards against the Jets.
The Kentucky defense held Missouri to 320 total yards.
Kansas City gained just 25 total yards in the entire half.
In one game against Grand Rapids Catholic, he gained 213 total yards.
Boyd compiled 505 total yards and threw five touchdowns.
Six completions and 88 total yards.
Henry has 496 total yards in his past three games.
They finished the game with 287 total yards gained.
New Orleans led the NFL in total yards gained and passing yards in the 2006 season.
They broke franchise marks for points and total yards with 643.
They are ranked 30th in total yards allowed and 31st in points allowed.
Against the BC Lions in the next game, he totaled 122 total yards of offense.
The two teams combined for 874 total yards of offense.
The Patriots defense held the Rams offense to 260 total yards.
Over the 5 losses, he averaged only 31 total yards and scored twice.
The National defense held the American team to 215 total yards.
The Bulldogs compiled 517 total yards of offense.
During a game against Grand Rapids Catholic, Tony gained 213 total yards.
The Colonials managed just 147 total yards of offense.
The FSU defense also limited the Tigers to only 316 total yards.
Last year Atlanta finished eighth in the NFL in total yards with 378.2 per contest.
Defensively, the Eagles limited the Bears to 140 total yards of offense.

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