game-winning field goal
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- noun
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gol de campo decisivo
- In the final seconds of the game, he kicked a game-winning field goal that thrilled the fans.
- kick the game-winning field goal
- game-winning field goal attempt
- game-winning field goal in overtime
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Northwestern responded with an eight-play, 66-yard drive that resulted in what would become the game-winning field goal by kicker Jeff Budzien.
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After the Wildcats allowed the Spartans to tie the game again, Vitale caught a 41-yard pass from Siemian that set up the game-winning field goal.
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Dolphins win 24-21 on the game-winning field goal.
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Josh kicked the game-winning field goal against the Soul this season, hence the reason he talks about kicking the game winner.
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Ted Roof will get his field goal kicker in for a potential game-winning field goal for the Blue Devils.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2) got their season back on track Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles with a game-winning field goal as time expired.
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Unfortunately for Stram, the Chiefs went into an ultra-prevent defense and allowed the Oilers to drive down and kick a game-winning field goal.
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Reid called a time-out just before the Giants' Lawrence Tynes put what he thought was a game-winning field goal through the uprights.
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Nakamura had four major blown assignments—three on touchdown plays and another that led to Matt Bryant's game-winning field goal with five seconds left.
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Rookie Jim Haslett intercepted two Steve Grogan passes, the second one setting up Nick Mike-Mayer's game-winning field goal, as Buffalo held the NFL's number one offense to 13 points in a big upset over the Patriots.
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Synonyms
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A goal that gives one team victory in a game
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'game-winning' (=winning the game) modifies 'field goal' (a goal scored on the playing field), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer it is a goal that secures victory. While there are sport-specific nuances to 'field goal' in particular sports, the basic meaning (a score on the field that wins the game) follows directly from the parts and is therefore transparent.
Etymology
Game-winning field goal comes from sports: a field goal is a kick through the goalposts, and when that kick is game-winning it puts a team ahead in the final moments of a game. So the phrase means a kick that 'wins the game' for a team.