game-winning play
Victory-sealing action
A game-winning play is the decisive action that secures victory in a competitive contest—the final touchdown, the clutch three-pointer, the knockout punch.
The term appears in sports commentary and highlights: Johnson's game-winning play came with just seconds left on the clock.
It can extend to any situation where one move clinches success.
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- buzzer-beaterScore at the horn
- last second shotAttempt as clock hits zero
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- walkoffScore that ends contest
walk it off · bottom of the ninth · overtime · final whistle · heroic · decisive · big moment · momentum · championship · highlight · victory · comeback · dagger · miracle · slam-dunk · shootout · trophy · trophy presentation
game-winning playown goal
Scoring against your side
choke · blown save · costly mistake · fatal error · missed opportunity
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