| Tied, briefly |
| How could ___? |
| What am ___ getting? |
| Still playing (Abbr.) |
| 'Why am -- surprised?' |
| Breaking a tie, for short |
| When sudden death occurs? |
| Playing a fifth qtr., say |
| Trying to break a tie, say |
| Trying to break an NFL tie |
| Playing a fourth NHL period |
| Playing an extra NBA period |
| Facing sudden death, perhaps |
| Playing a fifth qtr., perhaps |
| Where some NFL games are won? |
| How some NFL games are decided |
| Trying to get untied, briefly? |
| Trying to break a tie, briefly |
| How some NBA games are resolved |
| How ties may be broken, briefly |
| How some games are won, briefly |
| Playing a fourth NHL period, say |
| Playing an extra period, briefly |
| Playing extra minutes, for short |
| Playing an extra NBA period, say |
| How some N.F.L. games are resolved |
| Playing a fifth N.F.L. period, say |
| When some ties are broken, briefly |
| Playing past regulation, informally |
| Trying to settle a score, for short? |
| Past the regulation period, informally |
| When a tense NBA situation might occur |
| Playing longer than expected, for short |
| Still playing after regulation, briefly |
| When some deadlocks are broken, briefly |
| When some deadlocks are resolved, briefly |
| When some nail-biting basketball wins happen |
| Like a hockey game that needs an extra period to determine a winner: 2 wds. |