Yard lines Yard lines , at intervals of 5 yards , run parallel to the goal lines and are marked across the field from sideline to sideline . These lines stop 8 inches short of the 6-foot solid border in the NFL . Yard lines give players and fans an idea of how far a team must advance the ball in order to record a first down . As Chapter 3 explains in detail , an offensive team must gain 10 yards in order to post a first down . Consequently , every 10 yards , starting from the goal lines , the field is numbered in multiples of 10 . In the NFL , the bottoms of these numbers are placed 12 yards from each sideline . The numbers 10 , 20 , 30 , 40 , and one 50-yard line are 2 yards in length . All these lines and numbers are white .
Hash marks Hash marks mark each yard line 70 feet , 9 inches from the sidelines in the NFL . Two sets of hash marks ( each hash is 1 yard in length ) run parallel to each other down the length of the field and are approximately 181 ⁄ 2 feet apart . When the ball carrier is either tackled or pushed out of bounds , the officials return the ball in-bounds to the closest hash mark to where it ’ s spotted . Punted balls that go out of bounds are also marked on the nearest hash
mark .
So hopefully now you have a better understanding of the field that the Surge will be taking to in the game against the Manchester Titans