While such things as you describe, being a sacrificial lamb, can happen from a human perspective, they are always a subjective interpretation of the larger backdrop of karmic forces in play, and in that great tapestry of interweavings of energetics for individuals as well as groups working together, there will be times of alignment and augmentation of outcomes and times when someone has an individual misfortune that removes them entirely from the action even though their team goes on to victory. But that is not absorbing the karma of others, to be a kind of martyr, it is simply the consequence of all the varied forces at work, that there will be individual experiences and outcomes in the context of the collective effort underway. That is what makes sports teams interesting to watch because there are so many things that are unpredictable. It is that unpredictable quality that makes sports a worthwhile activity. Otherwise, you would be just doing calisthenics, in effect, where a given play would always have the same outcome and be boringly predictable, and thus little point other than exercising the muscles.
In actuality, and this is what everyone involved, including the fans, senses quite keenly, there are many destinies at stake because the outcomes will have great meaning, personally and collectively, to all who participate, and this, everyone who witnesses an athletic contest can relate to and appreciate its importance. And this example you give of seeing someone as a sacrificial lamb speaks to that human ability, to see the trees in the forest, among the many roles and many dramas having an influence on the overall event underway, and that adds to the richness and fascination because those dramas will have a direct bearing on the larger issues, with respect to outcome, so they matter from multiple standpoints.
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