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Mon 12 Sep, 2011 12:37 am
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They displayed the resilience that has helped to define the nation since the terrorist attack on the nearby World Trade Center, rallying from a 14-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to stun Dallas
27-24 on Nick Folk's 50-yard field goal with 27 seconds left.
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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2011-09-11/jet-cowboys/50364226/1
It can be read as 27 to 24, but most likely would just be read as "twenty seven twenty four" given that in context it's understood to be a sports score. It would definitely never be reas as "27 versus 24" by a native speaker.
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