Goal Line Stand
What is Goal Line Stand?
This is when an offense attempts to score a touchdown from a short distance, either on one play or a series of plays.
Sporting Charts explains Goal Line Stand
On the final play in the 2011 Week 1 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers, Saints RB Mark Ingram was handed the football to score a game tying touchdown with no time left on the clock. The Packers defense push hard and stopped him short of the touchdown, leading to a goal line stand, and giving them the win.