End Zone - Size

Size

The end zone in Canadian football is 20 yards long by 65 yards wide, while the end zone in American football is 10 yards long by 53⅓ yards wide (Canadian football is played on a longer and wider field). The end zone stretches from pylon to pylon on an American football field.

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