tiebreaker

Example Sentences

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The Sooners won the meet on a tiebreaker.

From Los Angeles Times

Baker Mayfield won the NFC South in each of his first two seasons with the Buccaneers, but lost out to the Carolina Panthers this time around on tiebreakers after the Atlanta Falcons won on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal

The New England Patriots won on Sunday but had to settle for second spot with Denver owning the tiebreaker and they will host the Chargers, who rested their starters, next week in Foxborough.

From BBC

The Broncos have the tiebreaker edge on the Patriots so just need to win, but should Denver stumble, New England can bag top spot with a win over Miami.

From BBC

Only after those tiebreakers would the award be shared.

From BBC