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fourth down

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1. fourth downnoun

   The fourth down in a series that has a maximum of four downs; traditionally used to punt the ball far downfield or attempt a field goal (otherwise the opposing team takes possession wherever the ball is).

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1. fourth down

   A down is a period in which a play transpires in gridiron football. The down is a distinguishing characteristic of the game compared to other codes of football, but is synonymous with a "tackle" in rugby league. The team in possession of the football has a limited number of downs (four in American football, three in Canadian football) to advance ten yards or more towards their opponent's goal line. If they fail to advance that far, possession of the ball is turned over to the other team. In most situations, if a team reaches their final down they will punt to their opponent, which forces their opponent to begin their drive from further down the field; if they are in range, they might instead attempt to score a field goal.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fourth down in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fourth down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fourth down in a Sentence

1. Vic Fangio:

   The greatest example I can give you is the Ravens two years ago were 14-2 in the regular season and they lost their playoff game, they had a hell of a team. They were going for it on fourth down more than anybody. They have a quarterback that allows them to do more things, but in two of the three losses they had, going for it on fourth down, got stopped several times and it was a major factor in two of their losses, including the playoffs.

2. Mike McCarthy:

   We knew that points were at a premium. Frankly, I would have liked to have gone for it there on fourth down, but based on what we saw, on second and third down, I just felt that you had to take points, i didn't think a lot of points would win this game, (that) was my thinking coming in. I felt great about our defense all week, just the way they've been building here in the last eight, nine weeks. So, that's why we had to take the field goals.

3. Jeff Scott:

   I can’t wait to go back and watch this tape, timmy made some plays with his feet. I think there were some critical third down and fourth down plays against a really good defense.

4. Lane Kiffin:

   I'm sure I got killed by going for it on fourth down, but that's analytics, we believe in our players, and it doesn't work all the time. When it doesn't work and you follow the book, it doesn't look good.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fourth_Down
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Down