noun. The actions of a hero.

noun. ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct

"But Losman carved up the secondary en route to the Jackson touchdown, setting up the late heroics from the Jets defense."

hero  heroic  heroine  heroism  

acting  performing  playacting  playing  

Stoics  stoics  

bluster  boast  boastfulness  boasting  bombast