The coffin corner refers to the corner of the playing field in American football just in front of the end zone, from about the 5-yard line to the goal line, where the punter attempts to place their kick as to minimize the opposing team's field position. A perfect coffin corner kick is one that goes out of bounds just before either orange pylon located in the front of the end zone. The punter tries to place the ball so that it lands out of bounds or is downed on the field by another member of the kicking team anywhere inside the 5-yard line without touching the goal line, thus forcing poor field position for the receiving team on their next offensive series.