Across
- 3. NFL championship game
- 5. Match to secure tournament entry
- 7. Top tier of open-wheel motorsport
- 9. Three goals by one player in a game
- 12. Preliminary race
- 13. Short-distance track athlete
- 16. Indoor sports venue
- 18. Team leader on the field
- 19. Team strategist and trainer
- 21. Post-season elimination games
- 22. Match between local rivals
- 23. Football positioning infringement
- 24. Football playing surface
- 25. Ranking system in tournaments
- 27. Large sports venue
- 29. Long-distance road race
- 30. Famous tennis tournament in London
- 31. Player selection process
- 34. Denver basketball team
- 35. Punishment for a rules violation
Down
- 1. Football player who protects the net
- 2. Break requested during play
- 4. Prize for top finishers
- 6. Football’s biggest international tournament
- 8. Famous footballer Lionel
- 10. Golf tournament
- 11. Football dismissal punishment
- 14. Elimination stage in tournaments
- 15. Baseball match official
- 17. Official who enforces the rules
- 20. Global multi-sport event held every four years
- 25. Tennis major tournament nickname
- 26. Tennis stroke
- 28. Benefit of playing at own venue
- 32. Scoring play in American football
- 33. WWE January event