Meaning & use
Touchback
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In American and Canadian football, a play in which the ball becomes dead in a team's own end zone after being kicked there by the opponent, resulting in the ball being placed at a set yard line.
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The kickoff sailed into the end zone for a touchback.
New rules changed how deep a touchback places the ball on offense.
A note on using this word
Touchback rules have been adjusted several times in professional football to encourage or discourage returning kicks, affecting player safety.
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