Historical clue formulations

• Common fourth-and-long decision — 2025-07-21
• Side kick? — 2025-07-09
• Defer a decision, informally — 2022-08-10
• Defer for now — 2021-08-21
• Get rid of the ball, in a way — 2021-01-20
• Give up (on) — 2020-12-20
• Fourth-and-long option — 2019-07-16
• Fourth-down play — 2018-10-21
• Common play on fourth down — 2016-11-28
• Throw in the towel — 2015-09-26
• Give up, at least for now — 2015-01-07
• Bad choice on first down — 2014-11-23
• Abandon one's efforts, informally — 2013-10-05
• Kick — 2009-10-04
• Give up, slangily — 2009-04-12
• Football kick — 2007-06-04
• Fourth down option — 2005-05-03
• Give up, slangily — 2004-04-10
• Fourth-down option — 2002-02-11
• Fourth-down option — 1999-09-29
• Fourth-down option — 1994-12-18