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(American football) The situation where a team is forced to punt the football without having made any first downs.

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three-and-out

Source Word

three-and-out

Noun

(American football) The situation where a team is forced to punt the football without having made any first downs.

Japanese Meaning

アメリカンフットボールにおいて、ファーストダウンを獲得できずにパントを行わざるを得なくなる状況

The struggling offense suffered a three-and-out on the opening drive, giving the opposition a huge momentum swing.

調子が振るわない攻撃陣は最初のドライブで3プレーでダウンを更新できずパントに追い込まれ、相手に大きな勢いを与えてしまった。

Sense（1）

(American football) The situation where a team is forced to punt the football without having made any first downs.

three-and-outs

（ plural ）