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* During a game between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys late in the 2023 regular season, the Lions were down by seven and scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left to play. They went for the two point conversion to take the lead and succeeded, but the score was controversially nullified by an illegal touching penalty against the Lions. The Lions went for two again and failed, but a penalty against the Cowboys gave the Lions one last chance. They went for two a third time and failed, this time with no flags either way, then failed to recover an onside kick. The Cowboys then ran out the clock to win 20-19.
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* During a game between the Detroit Lions and - Dallas Cowboys game late in the 2023 regular season, the Cowboys were ahead 20-13 when the Lions were down by seven and scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left to play. They The Lions went for the two point conversion to take the lead and succeeded, but the score was controversially nullified by an illegal touching penalty against the Lions. The Lions went for two again and failed, but a penalty against the Cowboys gave the Lions one last chance. They went for two a third time and failed, this time with no flags either way, then failed to recover an onside kick. The Cowboys then ran out the clock to win 20-19. 20-19.
** This aggressiveness also arguably cost the Lions the NFC Championship Game. Twice in the second half, they went for it on fourth down within San Francisco's 30 yard line instead of going for field goals and failed both times. They would ultimately throw away a 17-point lead at halftime to lose 34-31.
** This aggressiveness also arguably cost the Lions the NFC Championship Game. Twice in the second half, they went for it on fourth down within San Francisco's 30 yard line instead of going for field goals and failed both times. They would ultimately throw away a 17-point lead at halftime to lose 34-31.
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* During a game between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys late in the 2023 regular season, the Lions were down by seven and scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left to play. They went for the two point conversion to take the lead and succeeded, but the score was controversially nullified by an illegal touching penalty against the Lions. The Lions went for two again and failed, but a penalty against the Cowboys gave the Lions on last chance. They went for two a third time and failed, this time with no flags either way, failed to recover an onside kick, and lost 20-19.
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* During a game between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys late in the 2023 regular season, the Lions were down by seven and scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left to play. They went for the two point conversion to take the lead and succeeded, but the score was controversially nullified by an illegal touching penalty against the Lions. The Lions went for two again and failed, but a penalty against the Cowboys gave the Lions on one last chance. They went for two a third time and failed, this time with no flags either way, then failed to recover an onside kick, and lost 20-19.kick. The Cowboys then ran out the clock to win 20-19.
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* During a game between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys late in the 2023 regular season, the Lions were down by seven and scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left to play. They went for the two point conversion to take the lead and succeeded, but the score was controversially nullified by an illegal touching penalty against the Lions. The Lions went for two again and failed, but a penalty against the Cowboys gave the Lions on last chance. They went for two a third time and failed, this time with no flags either way, failed to recover an onside kick, and lost 20-19.
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* Another example of this backfiring came in the 2023 Stagg Bowl, the NCAA Division III football championship game. The North Central (Illinois) Cardinals, the defending champions, who came into the contest averaging 62 points a game, were heavily favored against the Cortland (New York) Red Dragons, but the two teams played a back-and-forth game that saw six lead changes and three ties before Cortland scored a go-ahead TD with 1:30 left in the 4th quarter, taking a 38-31 lead. Getting the ball back, North Central connected on a 60-yard TD on their second play from scrimmage, cutting the score down to 38-37 with 1:20 remaining. But North Central elected to try a 2-point conversion to take the lead. Their QB Luke Lehnen, the winner of the 2023 Gagliardi Trophy (the D-III equivalent of the Heisman), attempted to run the ball in, but got stopped short of the goal line by a gaggle of Cortland defenders, which allowed Cortland to run out the clock and seal their first championship in team history.
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* Another example of this backfiring came in the 2023 Stagg Bowl, the NCAA Division III football championship game. The North Central (Illinois) Cardinals, the defending champions, who came into the contest averaging 62 points a game, were heavily favored against the Cortland (New York) Red Dragons, but the two teams played a back-and-forth game that saw six lead changes and three ties before Cortland scored a go-ahead TD with 1:30 left in the 4th quarter, taking a 38-31 lead. Getting the ball back, North Central connected on a 60-yard TD pass on their second play from scrimmage, cutting the score down to 38-37 with 1:20 remaining. But North Central elected to try a 2-point conversion to take the lead. Their QB Luke Lehnen, the winner of the 2023 Gagliardi Trophy (the D-III equivalent of the Heisman), attempted to run the ball in, but got stopped short of the goal line by a gaggle of Cortland defenders, which allowed Cortland to run out the clock and seal their first championship in team history.
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* Another example of this backfiring came in the 2023 Stagg Bowl, the NCAA Division III football championship game. The North Central (Illinois) Cardinals, the defending champions, who came into the contest averaging 62 points a game, were heavily favored against the Cortland (New York) Red Dragons, but the two teams played a back-and-forth game that saw six lead changes and three ties before Cortland scored a go-ahead TD with 1:30 left in the 4th quarter, taking a 38-31 lead. Getting the ball back, North Central connected on a 60-yard TD on their second play from scrimmage, cutting the score down to 38-37 with 1:20 remaining. But North Central elected to try a 2-point conversion to take the lead. Their QB Luke Lehnen, the winner of the 2023 Gagliardi Trophy (the D-III equivalent of the Heisman), attempted to run the ball in, but got stopped short of the goal line by a gaggle of Cortland defenders, which allowed Cortland to run out the clock and seal their first championship in team history.
* NBA example: game 6 of the Western Conference finals in 1997 saw the Utah Jazz (leading the series 3-2) and the Houston Rockets tied at 100 with :02.8 remaining in regulation. Coming out of a time out, Jazz point guard John Stockton took the inbounds pass and, rather than try to pass it in closer to the basket, took a 30-foot jump shot that went through the net as time expired, giving the Jazz a 103-100 win and their first NBA Finals appearance.
* NBA example: game 6 of the Western Conference finals in 1997 saw the Utah Jazz (leading the series 3-2) and the Houston Rockets tied at 100 with :02.8 remaining in regulation. Coming out of a time out, Jazz point guard John Stockton took the inbounds pass and, rather than try to pass it in closer to the basket, took a 30-foot jump shot that went through the net as time expired, giving the Jazz a 103-100 win and their first NBA Finals appearance.
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* In one of the most famous plays in NFL history, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in the 1967 NFL Championship (better known as the "Ice Bowl") on a last-second quarterback sneak from the goal line for a touchdown, when a short field goal would have tied the game and sent it to overtime. (They then advanced to the Super Bowl, which they also won.)
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* In one of the most famous plays in NFL [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] history, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in the 1967 NFL Championship (better known as the "Ice Bowl") on a last-second quarterback sneak from the goal line for a touchdown, when a short field goal would have tied the game and sent it to overtime. (They then advanced to the Super Bowl, which they also won.)
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* In the 1988 World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda knew that star slugger Kirk Gibson was too banged up to play in the field or run the bases; the only way he could be of any use to the team was to go to the plate and hit a home run. With the Dodgers trailing the Oakland Athletics by one run with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game One, rather than send Gibson to the plate with a chance to tie the game, he sent utility player Mike Davis to the plate instead. After Davis worked a walk, Lasorda ''then'' sent Gibson to the plate with a chance to win the game. Up against the league's best closer, Dennis Eckersley. And if you don't know what happened next, you obviously are not a baseball fan. [[spoiler: On a 3-2 pitch, Gibson homered off of Eck's famous slider and gave the Dodgers the win 5-4.]]
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* In the 1988 World Series, [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Los Angeles Dodgers Dodgers]] manager Tommy Lasorda knew that star slugger Kirk Gibson was too banged up to play in the field or run the bases; the only way he could be of any use to the team was to go to the plate and hit a home run. With the Dodgers trailing the Oakland Athletics by one run with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game One, rather than send Gibson to the plate with a chance to tie the game, he sent utility player Mike Davis to the plate instead. After Davis worked a walk, Lasorda ''then'' sent Gibson to the plate with a chance to win the game. Up against the league's best closer, Dennis Eckersley. And if you don't know what happened next, you obviously are not a baseball fan. [[spoiler: On a 3-2 pitch, Gibson homered off of Eck's famous slider and gave the Dodgers the win 5-4.]]
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* In the 2013 [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Iron Bowl]], the Alabama Crimson Tide were ranked number 1 in the nation, and they were playing their rivals, number 4 Auburn, for the first winner-to-the-SEC-Championship Iron Bowl in history. Following an Auburn drive that scored a touchdown, tying the game 28-28 with only 34 seconds to go, Bama took over in their territory. Bama running back T. J. Yeldon got to the Auburn 38 before being pushed out of bounds by Auburn cornerback Chris Davis just as time expired, which stopped the clock. The play was reviewed, and one second was put back on the clock. Alabama attempted a 57-yard field goal. If it missed, the game would just go to overtime. Their starter had missed three earlier that game, so they put in the backup. He kicked the ball well, but it fell short, where ''that same Chris Davis''[[note]]who was ''also'' Auburn's punt returner[[/note]] waited. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4-9n9--_hg Davis then took the ball all the way back to the Alabama end zone to win the game 34-28]].
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* In the 2013 [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Iron Bowl]], the [[UsefulNotes/PowerFiveConferences Alabama Crimson Tide Tide]] were ranked number 1 in the nation, and they were playing their rivals, the number 4 Auburn, Auburn Tigers, for the first winner-to-the-SEC-Championship Iron Bowl in history. Following an Auburn drive that scored a touchdown, tying the game 28-28 with only 34 seconds to go, Bama took over in their territory. Bama running back T. J. Yeldon got to the Auburn 38 before being pushed out of bounds by Auburn cornerback Chris Davis just as time expired, which stopped the clock. The play was reviewed, and one second was put back on the clock. Alabama attempted a 57-yard field goal. If it missed, the game would just go to overtime. Their starter had missed three earlier that game, so they put in the backup. He kicked the ball well, but it fell short, where ''that same Chris Davis''[[note]]who was ''also'' Auburn's punt returner[[/note]] waited. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4-9n9--_hg Davis then took the ball all the way back to the Alabama end zone to win the game 34-28]].
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* In the 2014 MLB National League Championship Series, the San Francisco Giants played the St. Louis Cardinals for the second time in three years, and for the Giants, it was their third time in said series in five years. The teams split the series in St. Louis, and San Francisco won the first two in San Fran. Going into the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 5, the score was 3-3. Two Giants got on base and Travis Ishikawa stepped up and hit a 3-run walk-off home run to win it and send the Giants to the World Series for the third time in five years.
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* In the 2014 MLB [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball MLB]] National League Championship Series, the San Francisco Giants played the St. Louis Cardinals for the second time in three years, and for the Giants, it was their third time in said series in five years. The teams split the series in St. Louis, and San Francisco won the first two in San Fran. Going into the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 5, the score was 3-3. Two Giants got on base and Travis Ishikawa stepped up and hit a 3-run walk-off home run to win it and send the Giants to the World Series for the third time in five years.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold!'', "Benchwarmer": With his team down by two with nine seconds remaining, instead of simply sinking the two free throws he's given and playing overtime, Arnold decides to deliberately miss the second freethrow to score a basket to win. This is a real tactic, but so unreliable (you have to bounce off the rim to one of your teammates, which isn't a skill normally practiced) that a smart player would only do it if they need all three points just to ''get'' to overtime.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold!'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', "Benchwarmer": With his team down by two with nine seconds remaining, instead of simply sinking the two free throws he's given and playing overtime, Arnold decides to deliberately miss the second freethrow to score a basket to win. This is a real tactic, but so unreliable (you have to bounce off the rim to one of your teammates, which isn't a skill normally practiced) that a smart player would only do it if they need all three points just to ''get'' to overtime.
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* September 28, 2011 - aka [[http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7392422/baseball-greatest-moment-year "Game 162"]]. The Divisional Races are decided, but the Wild Cards, thanks to [[TheDeterminator plucky efforts]] by St. Louis and Tampa Bay, and the respective collapses of Atlanta and Boston, enter this day tied. St. Louis and Tampa Bay won, Atlanta and Boston lost, meaning that no "extra game" would have to be played. Ironically, two of the four relevant games ''averted'' this Trope, with Tampa taking 12 innings to win, and Atlanta taking 13 innings to lose.
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* September 28, 2011 - aka [[http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7392422/baseball-greatest-moment-year "Game 162"]]. The Divisional Races are decided, but the Wild Cards, thanks to [[TheDeterminator plucky efforts]] by St. Louis and Tampa Bay, and the respective collapses of Atlanta and Boston, enter this day tied. St. Louis and Tampa Bay won, Atlanta and Boston lost, meaning that no "extra game" would have to be played. [[note]]MLB eliminated tie breaker games in 2022 in favor of a NFL-like system[[/note]] Ironically, two of the four relevant games ''averted'' this Trope, with Tampa taking 12 innings to win, and Atlanta taking 13 innings to lose.
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* On the more rational side, a coach may decide to play to end the game now, win or lose, rather than go into overtime because he believes they have a better chance at winning by gambling everything on one play now than a whole extra period of play -- maybe the other team's offense is known to be ''really'' good and would likely score in overtime first and therefore win (not an uncommon train of thought in American football, in situations where the underdog team scores a last-minute touchdown and goes for the two-point conversion to win rather than the safer one-point PAT kick to tie), or maybe the coach sees that his players are getting fatigued and might not be able to hold up through overtime.
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* On the more rational side, a coach may decide to play to end the game now, win or lose, rather than go into overtime because he believes they have a better chance at winning by gambling everything on one play now than a whole extra period of play -- maybe the other team's offense is known to be ''really'' good and would likely score in overtime first and therefore win (not an uncommon train of thought in American football, in situations where the underdog team scores a last-minute touchdown and goes for the two-point conversion to win rather than the safer one-point PAT kick to tie), or maybe the coach sees that his players are getting fatigued and might not be able to hold up through overtime.overtime, or feels that the extra play time would place the team at a disadvantage in the next game.
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* On the level of a season: if differing numbers of standings points are awarded for winning or losing in overtime versus regulation [[note]]such as the NHL, which awards one point for losing in overtime but none for losing in regulation, or non-KHL European hockey leagues, which award three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime win, one for an overtime loss, and none for a regulation loss[[/note]] a team might try to win in regulation in order to gain as many points as possible and/or deny their opponents even the points for an overtime loss.
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* On the level of a season: season or tournament: if differing numbers of standings points are awarded for winning or losing in overtime versus regulation [[note]]such as the NHL, which awards one point for losing in overtime but none for losing in regulation, or non-KHL European hockey leagues, which award three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime win, one for an overtime loss, and none for a regulation loss[[/note]] a team might try to win in regulation in order to gain as many points as possible and/or deny their opponents even the points for an overtime loss.
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* On the level of a season: if differing numbers of standings points are awarded for winning or losing in overtime versus regulation (such as the NHL, which awards one point for losing in overtime but none for losing in regulation, or non-KHL European hockey leagues, which award three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime win, one for an overtime loss, and none for a regulation loss), a team might try to win in regulation in order to gain as many points as possible and/or deny their opponents even the points for an overtime loss.
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