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• His 26-yard scramble on third down kept alive a drive late in the game that gave the Bears a chance.
  — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
• Goff was sacked three times by Seattle, including once for a safety late in the game.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
• Still, late in the game, the Ravens had a chance to even it or win.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
• Her 25-yard kick-off late in the game helped seal the win.
  — Justin Gamble, CNN, 14 Oct. 2023
• At the plate, the Twins set the tone fairly early in the game.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
• But time wasn’t on the Gators side as they were forced to foul late in the game.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Among the group was Disu, who had missed some easy shots early in the game.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
• Devoe’s key three late in the game helped the Blazers hold off the Spurs.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 9 July 2023
• Tight end Luke Deal was hurt in the game too, but briefly returned late in the game.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2023
• In that game the Tigers were called for roughing-the-kicker late in the game, and the Wildcats won 21-17.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 18 July 2023
• Alt also was seen limping off the field late in the game.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
• There’s no doubt that LeDee would love some do-overs late in the game against the Broncos.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
• He was benched late in the game, also a first in his career.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• But Stone, 25, could only laugh late in the game as the Packers pulled away.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
• Turner’s home run early in the game got us off to a good start.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 8 Apr. 2023
• The pair came up in key spots early in the game and didn’t deliver.
  — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
• He was benched late in the game for Mac Jones to protect him from injury.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
• The Niners are a bit late in the game to hire a DC, having just played a game on Sunday.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
• Turnovers plagued UConn early in the game, and six of Seton Hall’s first 16 points came off of turnovers.
  — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2024
• Raven said his team’s size advantage helped late in the game.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
• Spencer Steer also added a homer late in the game to put the cherry on top of the victory.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 10 July 2024
• Shamet scored 19 behind a barrage of 3-pointers late in the game.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023
• Ryan McLeod and Darnell Nurse scored the final two goals late in the game against an empty net to seal the 5-1 win.
  — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 22 June 2024
• McKinney covered a lot of ground and picked off a Will Levis moon ball late in the game.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
• The last few matches, where she’s had those important goals, he’s brought her in late in the game.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Aug. 2023
• Both teams were quick to get points on the board early in the game, but LSU were able to hold onto their lead all the way through.
  — Jacob Linden, Redbook, 5 Apr. 2023
• The Spartans led 39-35 at halftime and didn't built a cushion until late in the game.
  — Larry Lage, Star Tribune, 6 Dec. 2020
• Right tackle Rob Havenstein left late in the game and did not return.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• In its second game here, the U.S. had the Dutch on the ropes late in the game, but the coach froze and kept his substitutes on the bench, settling for a 1-1 draw.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• The Rangers’ power play made a big difference early in the game.
  — Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024