six-pointer

End zone achievement

A six-pointer is a sports match, typically in football (soccer), between two teams close in the standings where a win effectively creates a six-point swing—three points gained while denying three to a direct rival.

The term emphasizes the doubled significance of such fixtures: Saturday's match against United is a real six-pointer for our survival hopes.

trophy-buck

antlers

Branching cervid headgear

whitetailDeer species with pale underside
buckMale deer or dollar
stagMale deer

deer · rack · tines · spread · trophy · mount · taxidermy · venison · hunting · game

scoring

goal

Desired end result

touchdownSix-point gridiron play
hat-trickThree successes consecutively
hockeyStick-and-goal sport

lacrosse · soccer · football · rugby · netball · handball · scoreboard · striker · forward · assist

geometry

hexagon

Six-sided closed figure

vertexPoint where edges converge
polygonMultisided plane figure
sidesLateral edges or teams

angles · shape · symmetry · perimeter · area · regular · equilateral · tessellation · honeycomb · hexagonal

Categories

relegation battledrop zone, bottom three, survival, demoted, doomed

Opposites

SCORING VALUE (American football)

six-pointerfield goal

Points from a kick

three-pointer · safety · extra point · two-point conversion · rouge

MATCH SIGNIFICANCE (British sports)

six-pointerfriendly

Showing kindness, warmth

exhibition match · preseason game · testimonial · walkover

deer antler size in hunting

six-pointertwo-pointer

Basket worth deuce

doe · fawn · trophy buck

Family

six, pointer, sixth, sixty, sixfold, point, points, pointed, pointing

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