| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SEMI | Penultimate playoff game |
| SEMI | Certain playoff game |
| SUDDENDEATH | Playoff game settler, perhaps |
| playoffs | PLAYOFF, a game to decide a tie |
| playdown | a playoff (a game to decide a tie) |
| playdowns | PLAYDOWN, a playoff (a game to decide a tie) |
| UNITAS | Winning QB in the first N.F.L. playoff game to go into sudden-death overtime |
