Originally posted on 12/02/2014:

How about last second shots? Those don't decide games. Ball goes in = win. Ball doesn't go in = loss. Sure you could take another play and say that (maybe), but that doesn't change that the single play decided the game.

Do 2 plays decide a game? 3 plays?

It's just a stupid mantra to say that one play can't decide a game. It can, and if I was coaching, I'd want my players to know it so they don't take any plays off.