No Jermaine Kearse catch in the NFC championship game to win it in overtime? Disgraceful and disrespectful of our franchise and the supposed “100 Greatest Plays”
Marshawn could have fumbled just as easily too if he ran it and still a loss... it could have happened just the same as a pass that was "borderline unstoppable" (what Collinsworth said about Marshawn's running)
@@tykomarquer I'm a Pats fan and although extremely excited when this happened, I felt for the Seahawks and their fans, except for Richard Sherman, I didn't mind watching him wince in pain at all.
No. It’s the best play in the NFL’s history. Before it occurred, the Steelers were not a good football team. Flat out, not good. After this happened, the Steelers became one of the greatest franchises in the NFL. Say what you want, but this play created a gigantic football dynasty.
U done messed up A-Aron Yes. I hate Seattle. Pure hatred. I can’t stand them. Every Seahawks fan that I’ve meet is an arrogant jerk. I’m sure there are some fair and nice Seahawks fans, but everyone I’ve met, I can’t stand. And Richard Sherman made me hate them more. That 2014 Championship game rooted my hatred. Seeing Sherman trash talk and thump his chest after losing that game for 3 3/4 quarters. That game rooted my hatred of the Seahawks. I’ve rooted for the Pats only 3 times in my life. That was one of the times.
Teams with the most positive plays in the Top 100 1. 49ers - 9 plays 2. Steelers - 7 2. Packers - 7 2. Eagles - 7 5. Bears - 6 5. Raiders - 6 5. Broncos - 6 5. Patriots - 6 5. Vikings - 6 10. Giants - 5 Teams on the other side of the best plays 1. Vikings - 9 plays 2. Giants - 7 3. 49ers - 6 3. Patriots - 6 5. Rams - 5
dssd619 bro stop. Randy Moss hit the one handed catch over Darrell’s Revis. OBJ has the best one handed catch sure but there’s some great ones way before obj
When Giants deflate balls to defeat the cowboys in 2016..... NO ONE SAYS sh*t When Patriots defeat the Chiefs in AFC Finals..... CHEATRIOTS!!! WA WA CHEATRIOTS They cheat! Patrick Mahomes is better than Tom Brady ever was! They tipped off the refs! STFU! The Patriots had much more bad calls against us then for us. Argue with me.
I'm gonna end this debate, the ball was about 1.5 to 2ft in front of the line when it was released from the hand. It starts to travel back about 1ft which leaves about 6 inches of where the ball landed on the receiver's hands and the line. I rest my case and I hope I don't hear about this lateral ever again. On another note, I'm just glad my Giants beat the patriots twice lol......
Kevin Dyson was an assistant principal at my high school and he is honestly one of the coolest and nicest guys I ever met. Seeing him in this video brought the biggest smile on my face
I feel that Devin Hester's Superbowl kickoff return should've been in here somewhere in the top 20ish. He was a rookie that season and it was the first ever Superbowl kickoff touchdown.
Tyree made that catch over a HOF caliber safety. Rodney Harrison belongs in the Hall of Fame. He was that good. It took that miracle to beat the Patriots and ruin the perfect season.
Yes it does but imma Seahawks fan that play just hurt me I remember crying for a little bit after cuz of that play because we could of had 2 Super Bowls
Man, Mike Keith's call of the Music City Miracle still gives me chills. "There are no flags on the field, it's a miracle!" Just popped off in that booth and made an iconic play even more so.
This needs to be addressed, before I say this, I generally liked this list and especially the format they used, no BS, just telling cool stories of some awesome plays, but I have one question. WHERE IS DEVIN HESTER’S KICKOFF RETURN TD IN SUPER BOWL 41? I know there are other snubs (Kearse catch SB 49, Julio catch SB 51) and I can understand why they’re not included, but this is absurd. I’m not even a bears fan, but how do you leave out a play in the biggest game that has happened only ONCE? To this day, no other Super Bowl has started better than Super Bowl 41 and despite the Colts being the favourites, that play made everyone think they had a chance. I get that ranking the top 100 plays is near impossible to get right, but this is not right. There is no argument that Devin Hester’s play did not deserve to be on this list. This Rant is brought to you by a man who is not Stephen a. Smith
Those plays you mentioned might have been great but since they all were made by players of the losing team they aren’t listworthy in my opinion. For a play to be top 100 it needs to have an impact beyond just that one play.
Thats just my opinion though, and you could definitely argue that that play cemented hesters legacy as a legendary returnman and thus should be included
Devin Hester is a beast. I’m a Fan of The U and I watched that play happen live when I lived so close to the stadium I could practically feel my house shake from the crowd roaring. That play does not deserve to be on this list because it was a flash-in-the-pan play that amounted to absolutely nothing as far as history of the game. If this was JUST Super Bowl plays, then maybe.
I understand how significant "the catch" was and how incredible it was in that situation for the time, but objectively I think we've seen much more spectacular football plays since then.
Ryan Muck totally agree with this. This play being #1 is dumb for the simple fact is you can’t actually see the damn thing. For decades we’ve heard the Raiders and Steelers go at it on this play, what a waste.
immaculate reception is good at number 1 cause it's just iconic and turned a franchise around from Decades of misery to the storied franchise it is today with Superbowl appearances in all but 1 decade since and 6 of em won.
Unfortunately it had to happen against my Raiders who would also later be involved in the "Tuck Rule" play that kick-started this current Patriots dynasty. Two dynasties from two plays.
@@drsch It wasn't. That one end zone clip they had in this video clearly shows Harris catching it in the air. And it did bounce off of Tatum, so it was open for anyone to catch. Franco was in the right place, right time. And I'm not even a Steelers fan.
@@josephhouk6703 There is no way that that is an incomplete pass. Had Tatum just not touched it would have been. That, however, is in another universe.
1:50 this is so fascinating to see. I didn't know the Pats read this so well and hearing the sideline coach literally yelling for Malcolm to go in the game sounds like it would be the final moment in a movie.
I must have seen the Tyree catch 200 times and I still marvel that Eli got free from the inevitable sack and, of course that tremendous catch. Well done, fellas. Sorry the the ensuing seasons were so bad.
as a Cowboys fan my whole life i've only rooted for the Giants twice in my life and we all know which games those were. My hats off to them for those two performances
I have two teams. The Patriots and whoever plays the Cowboys. I have really enjoyed the last 26 years watching my team win 6 super bowls while the Cowboys haven't even got to a NFC Championship.
@@EEVOL I understand why everyone wanted the Giants to win the first time, not so sure about the second time, think a lot of people wanted to see redemption for the cycle of events starting with the 21-3 AFC Championship lead blown to 18-1, the ACL injury, a perfect MVP season only to be upset by Mark Sanchez in The Divisional Round, it kinda felt like New Englands shot at redemption which obviously didn’t pan out.
Real talk though... Lych was the worst back in the NFL when in short yardage and goal-to-go situations. His strength is running with space to find holes and make cuts and power through arm tackles. He was not a back who plunged in like Jarome Bettis, nor was he a high flyer to leap over a pile like Tomlinson/Marcus Allen and so forth. If Lynch had run it, he is likely to have been stuffed. Then the Hawks blow their last time out and have 3rd down. They would have been forced to pass, as a failed run on 3rd would have been game over. You cannot spike it. You cannot line up for 4th down. You pass on third... and we get the same result, Butler pick.
@@PaulGaither Doesn't matter. People were just using Lynch name. It doesn't matter who the running back is on the team.... you run the ball in that situation. The whole point is "You run the ball there"... NOT "Lynch should run the ball there". The only reason Lynch's name is brought up is because he's the starting RB for the Seahawks.
Is so moving the way Franco Harris describes the play. It really describes the essence of sports. That moment when you just fly out of your body and act instinctively. It reminds me of the Ayrton Senna interview when he says he wasn't "concious" anymore. And that's the beauty of sports, never giving up until the final whistle.
When I saw this video when it first came out, I was mad because my initial thought was there’s no better NFL play than “The Catch” (Niner fan here). Then the immaculate reception came up at number one and I immediately conceded. What a play that was!
Honestly the music City miracle is amazing from the Titans perspective. But it felt more like karma for the bills because they started f'ing Rob Johnson over Doug Flutie in the playoffs
It's a predominantly young platform and that's the most recent play. For example anyone 13 or under probably didnt really experience of these other plays when they actually happened
I think half the time they’d call interference on that play but it’s the pats. Now I can relish in the fact that kc will get love like that cuz mahomes.
"I was sitting at a golf tournament, and this guy next to me says 'Hey, aren't you Chris Harrison from The Bachelor?' and I said 'Yeah, yeah' and I said 'Good to meet you.' He says 'Dwight Clark.' and I said 'You son of a b****!' He said 'Cowboy fan?' I said 'Yeah.' He said 'Can I buy you a beer?' I said 'That's the least you can do for ruining my childhood.' " -Chris Harrison, 2019
I don't know how Dwight Clark ruined Chris Harrison's childhood when Lynn Swann, Terry Bradshaw and Jackie Harris broke more Cowboy fan's hearts than Clark ever could.
@@yetz2291 That's just a playoff game, rather than a Super Bowl, so I can't put the MCM higher than Tyree's Helmet Catch. I'd put Tyree's at 1. Dwight's catch is like GRACIOUSLY 10th. Montana, rushed, but untouched throws like, 12 WHOLE YARDS away. Clark goes up and makes an uncontested catch. Wychek's lateral from the Music City Miracle probably travels further in the air. Meanwhile, Eli, against an undefeated team, has to break out of the grasp of someone who has a hold of his jersey. David Tyree is up against a perennial All-Pro who get a FULL SWING TO PUNCH THE BALL LOOSE, and he somehow PINS IT TO HIS HELMET AND SLIDES OFF THE DEFENDER TO THE GROUND until he's down while Harrison is still trying to whack at it. Every person involved in that play does more than every person in the Montana to Clark pass. It is an objectively lesser play.
@@noahshively2316 1) Nobody can conclusively say it was legal. 2) It was the Divisional Championship and Pittsburgh lost the next game...to the only team that ever went undefeated. I wouldn't be mad if it was #2, but everyone wants to pretend like "The Catch" has all these implications attached to it, so it's worth of being so high up. If those implications mattered so much, then why is the Immaculate Reception better when it has none of them? Also, NFL Films themselves voted it #5 of Best Playoff Moments. Now it's suddenly #1 of all plays in football, period? Nah. Tyree's catch is #1.
@@eddixon2015 if I were a Seahawks fan, I could love with Lynch getting stuffed twice..least then they would have gone down fighting..who throws a slant at the 2 yard line????
That’s like saying if it wasn’t for the tuck rule or the Seahawks not running it at the 1 or edelmans “miracle” catch against the falcons. The pats would just be another team. See how that works? Still bitter about 07 and 11?
@@sonny7194 We beat the best dynasty the sport has ever seen not once, but twice. That is literally the definition of owning. Regular season doesn't matter when you don't take home the 'chip.
it's a great but NO WAYY worthy of #1 it's not even a Superbowl and there is questions about the catch hitting the ground. absolutely better plays more worthy.
It didn't dawn on me until just now how smart that interception was. He intercepted it out of the endzone, stepped into the endzone, but quickly realized he needed to get out to avoid the safety. Such quick thinking. Never realized that before.
Another Saints play that should have made the list is Tom Dempsey's then record setting 63 yard field goal to win the game 19-17 over the Lions in 1970. Unlike other field goals over 60+ yards, this one was for the game.
Hawks fan here. Let me start by saying that I agree with the rest of the football world that the Hawks should have run it with Lynch. Had they done that, we'd be talking about back-to-back Super Bowl champion Seattle. However, let me briefly defend what happened on that fateful play (and then offer an alternative solution). Pete said after the game that he had a plan for using all 4 downs there in the red zone. In order to do that, since Seattle only had 1 timeout, they would have to throw the ball at least once. They ran on first down and got to the one yard line. Second down, Pete had his personnel on the field (3 WR's and 1 TE) and saw that NE had their goal line package out there. Meaning one-on-one coverage for his receivers, an ideal situation in that spot. I'm sure that he felt (much like anyone else watching the game) that this call would catch the Patriots by surprise. He took his chance with the matchup that he wanted, but obviously it didn't work out. If it had been completed, we would be talking about Pete being a genius for catching NE unaware. I don't completely disagree with them calling a pass in that spot. Where I draw issue is that particular play call. Why, if you're going to pass, would you throw toward the inside/middle of the field? If you're gonna pass, you throw to the boundary. Either a quick out, corner, or fade route. Something, anything, that puts the ball in a position where either the receiver gets it or nobody does. The middle of the field just invites something bad to happen (which it did). Again, I still think they should have run the ball (especially since there was only about 20-25 seconds on the clock when they snapped the ball). But yeah, any pass in that situation should be to the boundary areas to avoid the potential of an interception.
The story Phil Villapiano tells about his lifelong friendship with Franco (not sure you can find it on You Tube) despite the Reception is something to behold.
I had the good fortune to attend Superbowl 49. The only thing more amazing than Kearse's catch and Butler's interception was how the Patriots and Seahawk fans exited the stadium. No taunting. No fights. Just pockets of respectful celebrations and commiseration without conflict. Y'all are good people.
Im sorry but i think tyree helmet has to be #1. Elis scramble, wild card team against an undefeated team(that beat them earlier that year), and a fantastic impossible catch against an elite defender. It was actually magical
Rome may not have been built in a day, but if you've got #16 and #87 you'll find all it takes is a clutch throw and a leaping catch will start a Dynasty. Thank you Dwight Clark. RIP Tarzan.
David Tyree will never have to buy a beer or a meal in New York. I don't care what ANYBODY else says...Tyree's catch is the greatest catch in NFL History. And it's not even close.
Okay I know AB hates the NFL, but the immaculate extension should've been somewhere in the top 100. Against division rival Ravens to go to the playoffs who they lost to in the playoffs the year prior and this man just uses every once of energy to extend out muscles two Ravens defenders and seals the game. 👏👏
@@NDRN88 Lmao okay if you wanna play that dumb ass game it was also a clear roughing the passer. Its the best play of the Super Bowl. Everyone knows it. Even you, deep down.
I still to this day think that had to be something personal against "Beast Mode". How do you not give him the ball and give him his career-defining moment? It's bigger than a win or loss that could have been iconic
Malcolm Butler interception should be #1 or #2 I understand why The Catch or The Immaculate Reception are so high but that interception literally won the super bowl. I can’t believe Titans play is higher. A wild card game! Just my opinion but at least make it #3 for the reason that it literally won the game for a team.
You could say the same for the Holmes catch... Which should be higher than the Tyree catch. But if we're really ranking plays by their importance in the game then #1 has to be the Harrsion INT return. That play completely changed the game.
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No Jermaine Kearse catch in the NFC championship game to win it in overtime? Disgraceful and disrespectful of our franchise and the supposed “100 Greatest Plays”
@Trump Make America Russia! Sellout2020
NFL Films did I ask???
Where's devin hester.
James Harrison got Hosed @NFL Films!!! Game changing play in the Super Bowl?? Pick 6,101 yards and it’s no.7??? Cmon Man!!!
RIP Franco. Truly one of the most awe inspiring plays of all time
I love how Marshawn just laughed at Pete Carol after the pick😂
I'm just here so I wont get fined 🤣
dylan wiggins as a Pats fan, me too!!!! Lol
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Marshall Lynch like, "Ha that's what you get for not listening to me."
Marshawn could have fumbled just as easily too if he ran it and still a loss... it could have happened just the same as a pass that was "borderline unstoppable" (what Collinsworth said about Marshawn's running)
@@stevestarr3160 the ods of a fumble were low
Even when he is not coaching Matt patrica has a pencil on his ear
Brendon Keen prob the same pencil from last week’s game lmao
I almost feel like the producers told him to do that to be almost “in character” lol
Hes probably got a pencil tan line lmfao
He was actually born like that...
I noticed the same thing lmao
“David you’re a Christian, don’t lie to me” lmaoooooooo
That part was hilarious
Carroll’s “oh no” is actually so sad to see
" MALCOM GO!"......
"Oh no!"
DTB vOMEGA He should’ve told them to run it then 🤷♂️
@@sheensheen5964 ya think?
Not a Seahawks fan but it breaks my heart every time
@@tykomarquer I'm a Pats fan and although extremely excited when this happened, I felt for the Seahawks and their fans, except for Richard Sherman, I didn't mind watching him wince in pain at all.
Imagine going through the 100 Greatest Plays EVER and for THE BEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL you get Bret Michaels and Dr. Oz to talk about it.
Luckiest yes...best...? No..
@@1perfectstrangerr yeah, it wasn't even the best play in this video.
Like where tf is Bradshaw 😂
No. It’s the best play in the NFL’s history. Before it occurred, the Steelers were not a good football team. Flat out, not good. After this happened, the Steelers became one of the greatest franchises in the NFL. Say what you want, but this play created a gigantic football dynasty.
Ruined the whole freakin thing.
"Is the happiest moment of,your life?"
"Yes"-Franco Harris
"Yo wtf?"-Franco's kids
Chakin Fingerz in today’s football he would of been ruled ineligible receiver down field
Not if it bounced off an opposing player, that's a live ball.
This is better than any kid. A Last Effort Luck play to win the First Playoff game for a team that Started a Dynasty. Come on.
Is that*
KingSnowman not really though.
Still can’t believe the Seahawks didn’t run it
Emperor Palpatine it would be the exact same
I’m so happy they didn’t. Not even a Pats fan. Just so happy Seattle didn’t win.
Trace Chmielewski so you would rather the Pats win?
U done messed up A-Aron Yes. I hate Seattle. Pure hatred. I can’t stand them. Every Seahawks fan that I’ve meet is an arrogant jerk. I’m sure there are some fair and nice Seahawks fans, but everyone I’ve met, I can’t stand. And Richard Sherman made me hate them more. That 2014 Championship game rooted my hatred. Seeing Sherman trash talk and thump his chest after losing that game for 3 3/4 quarters. That game rooted my hatred of the Seahawks. I’ve rooted for the Pats only 3 times in my life. That was one of the times.
@@tempest20000 Chill man its just a game. Goddamn. And I thought I was salty as a Falcons fan.
As a Seahawks fan this video gives me Vietnam flashbacks.
Raging_Crocodile I tear up every time
Raging_Crocodile im a pats fan
Try being a falcons fan.....
💀 🔫
As a Patriots fan I have mixed feelings
@@jdog_1138 Yeah whenever I see Manning escape the sack and throw it downfield to Tyree, my soul hurts
Teams with the most positive plays in the Top 100
1. 49ers - 9 plays
2. Steelers - 7
2. Packers - 7
2. Eagles - 7
5. Bears - 6
5. Raiders - 6
5. Broncos - 6
5. Patriots - 6
5. Vikings - 6
10. Giants - 5
Teams on the other side of the best plays
1. Vikings - 9 plays
2. Giants - 7
3. 49ers - 6
3. Patriots - 6
5. Rams - 5
Thanks I was wondering about that but didn't want to go through all of the videos again and make a list myself. lol
Chargers ZERO positive. Cause OBJ invented the one handed catch. ua-cam.com/video/8N1UhoaOMmQ/v-deo.html
dssd619 bro stop. Randy Moss hit the one handed catch over Darrell’s Revis. OBJ has the best one handed catch sure but there’s some great ones way before obj
i love being a vikings fan
@@dssd619 Cromartie's 109 1/2 yd return was on it
RIP Dwight Clark, your memory will live on in the history of this game.
Crimson Koba he was a god In our hearts
When Giants deflate balls to defeat the cowboys in 2016..... NO ONE SAYS sh*t
When Patriots defeat the Chiefs in AFC Finals..... CHEATRIOTS!!! WA WA CHEATRIOTS They cheat! Patrick Mahomes is better than Tom Brady ever was! They tipped off the refs!
STFU! The Patriots had much more bad calls against us then for us. Argue with me.
@@spydyr3123 Who hurt you?
@@CrimsonKobaNakirigumi ?
Spydyr Jesus Christ! That’s not what we were saying at all
“David cmon your a Christian man” never saw this side of Eli XD
daAnder71 stfu
Better than your boy lmao
daAnder71 not like I was being toxic or anything
Ur
"MALCOLM GO"
Brian Flores
Now: TANKS GO
"OH NO"
Pete Carroll
Where is Malcolm now???
@@abc_12333 being a bum for the Titans
@@Moriment Sad
“Eli throws it down the field... WIDE OPEN Tryee!!”
What? Wide open? Lol ok
Green Pickle lol. He just overpowered Harrison. Nothing Harrison could do. Just a stronger player.
Eli throws amazing throws. Odell catch? It’s not like Odell put it there
That's funny, didn't even peep he said that
14:58 Rip Clark, Tom Brady was at that game (age 4), that inspired him for sure.
Was He? If so how do you know
In memory of Dwight Clark cool
@@person534 the Brady 6. Pretty early on it talks about how he was a big niners fan
@@unknown_individual7050 ive already figured that out
Yeah he was 4 years old and just got out of diapers 2 weeks prior, he didn't have a clue what was going on at the age of 4🤣
They ranked the music city miracle too high it should of been between a 7-9 in honor of Jeff fisher
Lol
🤣🤣
Good one 👍👍👍
Also, the fact that it was a FORWARD LATERAL!
Source: The Buffalo News
Well played. 👏🏿
You can watch that lateral 1000 times at the 2 camera angles shown and every time you'll switch your opinion.
The ball was over the line lmao just bc his foot is there doesnt make it a lateral
@@tj1956 The ball started 2 feet beyond the line and ended 6 inches in front of the line 1.5 feet backwards
tristan flodin guys we can argue about this forever let’s just say it was incredible
How u guys gonna argue about a play from like 15 years ago bruh
I'm gonna end this debate, the ball was about 1.5 to 2ft in front of the line when it was released from the hand. It starts to travel back about 1ft which leaves about 6 inches of where the ball landed on the receiver's hands and the line. I rest my case and I hope I don't hear about this lateral ever again. On another note, I'm just glad my Giants beat the patriots twice lol......
Pete Carroll "OH NOO" was heartbreaking
Braxyz z nah he’s a millionaire
KJay it’s bigger than money
@@snaggur-6624 Yeah but money sure does help
KJay its not about the money he feels guilty he let down so many guys that never got a ring. Its tough to get to that point
Its funny to me
Kevin Dyson was an assistant principal at my high school and he is honestly one of the coolest and nicest guys I ever met. Seeing him in this video brought the biggest smile on my face
Hell yeah
I am convinced that Matt Patricia has a pencil surgically attached to his ear
As a Seahawks fan this video gives me Vietnam flashbacks.
seeing how patricias turned out id say he think it makes him look smart
I feel that Devin Hester's Superbowl kickoff return should've been in here somewhere in the top 20ish. He was a rookie that season and it was the first ever Superbowl kickoff touchdown.
At his hometown too
He’s black and would’ve gave him too much fame
It's on the list, can't remember what spot.
Opening kick perhaps. Don’t forget ravens giants from 2000
TheBlank8234 the only return on the list was the Dante Hall Punt Return
I didn’t realize how good the helmet catch was till it got more in depth in this video, it gave me goosebumps
God ordained it.
Tyree made that catch over a HOF caliber safety. Rodney Harrison belongs in the Hall of Fame. He was that good.
It took that miracle to beat the Patriots and ruin the perfect season.
@@paysonfox88 the giants also avoided a holding penalty.
i’m a die hard niners fan but Pete Carroll’s “OH NO” hurt me
Yes it does but imma Seahawks fan that play just hurt me I remember crying for a little bit after cuz of that play because we could of had 2 Super Bowls
Nah it’s great wym
I loved it
Man, Mike Keith's call of the Music City Miracle still gives me chills. "There are no flags on the field, it's a miracle!" Just popped off in that booth and made an iconic play even more so.
they were surprised there were no flags cuz its an obvious forward pass
"Guess I didn't block too well." Lol, that got me!
This needs to be addressed, before I say this, I generally liked this list and especially the format they used, no BS, just telling cool stories of some awesome plays, but I have one question. WHERE IS DEVIN HESTER’S KICKOFF RETURN TD IN SUPER BOWL 41? I know there are other snubs (Kearse catch SB 49, Julio catch SB 51) and I can understand why they’re not included, but this is absurd. I’m not even a bears fan, but how do you leave out a play in the biggest game that has happened only ONCE? To this day, no other Super Bowl has started better than Super Bowl 41 and despite the Colts being the favourites, that play made everyone think they had a chance. I get that ranking the top 100 plays is near impossible to get right, but this is not right. There is no argument that Devin Hester’s play did not deserve to be on this list.
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And they left out the Miami miracle
Those plays you mentioned might have been great but since they all were made by players of the losing team they aren’t listworthy in my opinion. For a play to be top 100 it needs to have an impact beyond just that one play.
Thats just my opinion though, and you could definitely argue that that play cemented hesters legacy as a legendary returnman and thus should be included
Devin Hester is a beast. I’m a Fan of The U and I watched that play happen live when I lived so close to the stadium I could practically feel my house shake from the crowd roaring. That play does not deserve to be on this list because it was a flash-in-the-pan play that amounted to absolutely nothing as far as history of the game. If this was JUST Super Bowl plays, then maybe.
AndrewJacksonDK Miami Miracle was on the list.
I understand how significant "the catch" was and how incredible it was in that situation for the time, but objectively I think we've seen much more spectacular football plays since then.
Ryan Muck It's a play that puts in motion an unbelievable sequence of events over a decade. Much like #2 and many more.
Ryan Muck totally agree with this. This play being #1 is dumb for the simple fact is you can’t actually see the damn thing. For decades we’ve heard the Raiders and Steelers go at it on this play, what a waste.
GAMINGWITHTRUE he’s talking about the catch not the maculate reciption
They say the catch is the greatest and most recognizable video of all nfl. That's why it's there.
I don’t understand why everybody is talking about the immaculate reception in the replies of a comment that was talking about the catch
immaculate reception is good at number 1 cause it's just iconic and turned a franchise around from Decades of misery to the storied franchise it is today with Superbowl appearances in all but 1 decade since and 6 of em won.
Unfortunately it had to happen against my Raiders who would also later be involved in the "Tuck Rule" play that kick-started this current Patriots dynasty. Two dynasties from two plays.
@@lllexoduslll At least the reception was just plain lucky. The tuck rule never made sense to me. The Raiders had played so well in the snow that day.
I mean, there's the whole problem with it being an incomplete pass, but in an alternate universe, I suppose.
@@drsch It wasn't. That one end zone clip they had in this video clearly shows Harris catching it in the air. And it did bounce off of Tatum, so it was open for anyone to catch. Franco was in the right place, right time. And I'm not even a Steelers fan.
@@josephhouk6703 There is no way that that is an incomplete pass. Had Tatum just not touched it would have been. That, however, is in another universe.
1:50 this is so fascinating to see. I didn't know the Pats read this so well and hearing the sideline coach literally yelling for Malcolm to go in the game sounds like it would be the final moment in a movie.
I must have seen the Tyree catch 200 times and I still marvel that Eli got free from the inevitable sack and, of course that tremendous catch. Well done, fellas. Sorry the the ensuing seasons were so bad.
Giants avoided an obvious holding penalty.
@@StFigarlandGarling wahhhhh
Wasn't so bad the Giants won it all again 4 years later
11:13 "I'm losing my mind"
* gets interrupted by Joker ad *
as a Cowboys fan my whole life i've only rooted for the Giants twice in my life and we all know which games those were. My hats off to them for those two performances
I think everyone rooted for the Giants those two occasions.
I have two teams. The Patriots and whoever plays the Cowboys. I have really enjoyed the last 26 years watching my team win 6 super bowls while the Cowboys haven't even got to a NFC Championship.
@@EEVOL I understand why everyone wanted the Giants to win the first time, not so sure about the second time, think a lot of people wanted to see redemption for the cycle of events starting with the 21-3 AFC Championship lead blown to 18-1, the ACL injury, a perfect MVP season only to be upset by Mark Sanchez in The Divisional Round, it kinda felt like New Englands shot at redemption which obviously didn’t pan out.
@@RefillForever peace, love, Eli manning.
@@reidye Respect to Eli Manning. He got it done twice against us. Especially at the end.
If Seattle ran the ball, that Jermaine Kearse catch would be 5.
Nah I don’t think it was better or more iconic (if they won that is) than the interception, I would put it between 10-15 if they won
@@n.willy4864 idiot... you're missing the entire point
Real talk though... Lych was the worst back in the NFL when in short yardage and goal-to-go situations. His strength is running with space to find holes and make cuts and power through arm tackles. He was not a back who plunged in like Jarome Bettis, nor was he a high flyer to leap over a pile like Tomlinson/Marcus Allen and so forth.
If Lynch had run it, he is likely to have been stuffed. Then the Hawks blow their last time out and have 3rd down. They would have been forced to pass, as a failed run on 3rd would have been game over. You cannot spike it. You cannot line up for 4th down. You pass on third... and we get the same result, Butler pick.
LOL @ N. Willy48.
@@PaulGaither Doesn't matter. People were just using Lynch name. It doesn't matter who the running back is on the team.... you run the ball in that situation. The whole point is "You run the ball there"... NOT "Lynch should run the ball there". The only reason Lynch's name is brought up is because he's the starting RB for the Seahawks.
Is so moving the way Franco Harris describes the play. It really describes the essence of sports. That moment when you just fly out of your body and act instinctively. It reminds me of the Ayrton Senna interview when he says he wasn't "concious" anymore.
And that's the beauty of sports, never giving up until the final whistle.
When I saw this video when it first came out, I was mad because my initial thought was there’s no better NFL play than “The Catch” (Niner fan here). Then the immaculate reception came up at number one and I immediately conceded. What a play that was!
“You can’t hear images”
- shows a picture of 1:14 without any audio
“OK...point taken”
and the overtime touchdown from super LI I always hear and HES INNNNN PATRIOTS WIN THE SUPER BOWL
Play clock at 5, pass is... INTERCEPTED AT THE GOAL LINE, BY MALCOLM BUTLER
I can always hear
“Igoudala to Curry, back to Igoudala, up for the layup OH BLOCKED BY JAMES”
@@ethanhaas118 I can hear Rebound Bosh back out to Allen, his three pointer BANG!!!
Mines the "DIGGS... SIDELINE.... TOCHDOWN!!!"
Honestly the music City miracle is amazing from the Titans perspective. But it felt more like karma for the bills because they started f'ing Rob Johnson over Doug Flutie in the playoffs
As a Bills fan, I still curse that decision... and maintain that it was a FORWARD LATERAL!
@@JDalmasca it was. The player threw it like a dump pass out of the backfield
A-Dubb 716 it wasn’t a forward lateral
JDalmasca there is no such thing as a forward lateral, a lateral means backwards so you’re saying a forwards backwards pass.
JDalmasca that one camera angle showed it perfectly. It was a lateral. I’m biased, I admit it.
#5 play seems to be the hot topic in the comments 😂
It's a predominantly young platform and that's the most recent play. For example anyone 13 or under probably didnt really experience of these other plays when they actually happened
@@josephdavis1704 but everyone has experienced play #5, o.k.a. 'the butler did it.'
I think half the time they’d call interference on that play but it’s the pats. Now I can relish in the fact that kc will get love like that cuz mahomes.
@@Stevesndkayla218 You obviously don't know football. Both players have a right to go after the ball.
Michael Murphy if u noticed how I worded it I said they’d call I didn’t say it was.
5:33 best part of the whole video
"We thought they were gonna squib, and he blooped it."
Came back to watch this again for Franco Harris. Rest in peace Mr. Harris.
"I was sitting at a golf tournament, and this guy next to me says 'Hey, aren't you Chris Harrison from The Bachelor?' and I said 'Yeah, yeah' and I said 'Good to meet you.' He says 'Dwight Clark.' and I said 'You son of a b****!' He said 'Cowboy fan?' I said 'Yeah.' He said 'Can I buy you a beer?' I said 'That's the least you can do for ruining my childhood.' "
-Chris Harrison, 2019
I don't know how Dwight Clark ruined Chris Harrison's childhood when Lynn Swann, Terry Bradshaw and Jackie Harris broke more Cowboy fan's hearts than Clark ever could.
I thought that was hilarious
Thanks for quoting it, i had no idea what he said because I wasn't watching it.
This is sarcasm btw
@@davester1970 probably because he wasnt old enough to see or understand football at that time?
Why did the guy just say "Dwight Clarke" out of the blue??
I still don't see why clarks catch is ranked so high. The tyree grab should be no.2.
Music City Miracle is no. 2. I'm sorry.
@@yetz2291 That's just a playoff game, rather than a Super Bowl, so I can't put the MCM higher than Tyree's Helmet Catch. I'd put Tyree's at 1. Dwight's catch is like GRACIOUSLY 10th. Montana, rushed, but untouched throws like, 12 WHOLE YARDS away. Clark goes up and makes an uncontested catch. Wychek's lateral from the Music City Miracle probably travels further in the air.
Meanwhile, Eli, against an undefeated team, has to break out of the grasp of someone who has a hold of his jersey. David Tyree is up against a perennial All-Pro who get a FULL SWING TO PUNCH THE BALL LOOSE, and he somehow PINS IT TO HIS HELMET AND SLIDES OFF THE DEFENDER TO THE GROUND until he's down while Harrison is still trying to whack at it. Every person involved in that play does more than every person in the Montana to Clark pass. It is an objectively lesser play.
@@imightbebiased9311 so u just gonna ignore the immaculate reception like it nun thats the most famous play in football
@@noahshively2316 1) Nobody can conclusively say it was legal.
2) It was the Divisional Championship and Pittsburgh lost the next game...to the only team that ever went undefeated.
I wouldn't be mad if it was #2, but everyone wants to pretend like "The Catch" has all these implications attached to it, so it's worth of being so high up. If those implications mattered so much, then why is the Immaculate Reception better when it has none of them? Also, NFL Films themselves voted it #5 of Best Playoff Moments. Now it's suddenly #1 of all plays in football, period? Nah.
Tyree's catch is #1.
@@imightbebiased9311 what about the play poses the question of whether or not it was legal? I don't think I've ever seen that debated
I was so salty that Ben to Santonio wasn’t top 5. Then I saw #1 and everything was okay again
To know the greatest play in Giants history is #3 in NFL history feels good. I can not argue w #1 & #2. A grand list. Thank you NFL.
Another giants fan here. Proud that our team is here with these legends.
The Tyree helmet catch is still the absolute greatest thing i've ever seen done on a football field....just insane!
Superbowl 51 had a better catch, 3 defenders! Insane! Greatest comeback ever to get 5th ring.
ThunderCleez66 I disagree, the stakes were much higher for tyree’s catch
Well you're both wrong, Holmes' catch is better than both.
MMMHOTCHEEZE Nope
MMMHOTCHEEZE Yep. You are definitely correct.
Notice that they didn't use the Joe Buck call for play #3:
"And it is.....caught by Tyree." zzzzzzz
Exactly, so underwhelming
8:35, the dude was like,”Wide open Tyree?” He’s covered like glue on that play. But it sounded excited as hell
@@randomdude6276 I think for a split second he was open, that's why Eli threw it to him then Harrison closed in
He sucks so much.
123abc well it wasn’t really that impressive
Imagine what the nfl would look like right now if the Seahawks ran it...
Such a league changing play.
What do you think the league would like today if they did run it
But what if they didn't get in?
xKaiChi lol
As a massive fan of Jim Harbaugh's 49ers, I was so happy when Malcom Butler intercepted it.
@@eddixon2015 if I were a Seahawks fan, I could love with Lynch getting stuffed twice..least then they would have gone down fighting..who throws a slant at the 2 yard line????
NFL, thank you, this was a great list and the nostalgia was real.
Should every other fandom in the NFL thank Giants fans for owning the Pats in the SB? I think so...
I wouldn't call winning in the last minute off of a miracle play "owning" the pats but sure
That’s like saying if it wasn’t for the tuck rule or the Seahawks not running it at the 1 or edelmans “miracle” catch against the falcons. The pats would just be another team. See how that works? Still bitter about 07 and 11?
The giants will always be under dogs that’s not the only thing Eli did, tyree catch odell throw have you ever seen a dot like that, beat the pats 2x
Don’t call it a fandom that is cringe
@@sonny7194 We beat the best dynasty the sport has ever seen not once, but twice. That is literally the definition of owning. Regular season doesn't matter when you don't take home the 'chip.
I don't think anyone can complain about #1. What an iconic play
it's a great but NO WAYY worthy of #1 it's not even a Superbowl and there is questions about the catch hitting the ground. absolutely better plays more worthy.
@@pacificsoundrise9650 you can watch it in slow mo, it's obvious it didn't touch the ground
@@poob2372 you can't see the whole ball. nice try
Troy Polemalu dive over the line shoulda made it on.
Fry em up what are you doing here
Matt Patricia stay with that pencil on his ear 😂
As a hawks fan, even though the interception hurt to relive, the helmet catch made me feel better.
Why, did Seattle win that Super Bowl?
@@ChokeslamToHell Patriots lost their perfect season
Pete Kondolios not spectacular? He sealed the sb when they were about to lose lol
Honestly that was a great play call and the Seahawks do that all the time but Malcom Butler just made a great read
Agreed
This is why we watch. These moments help define our childhoods and our adulthood. Thank you NFL
It didn't dawn on me until just now how smart that interception was. He intercepted it out of the endzone, stepped into the endzone, but quickly realized he needed to get out to avoid the safety. Such quick thinking. Never realized that before.
Even if he did fall into the end zone his teammate was pushing him out of the end zone
Tyree catch came out of nowhere. Just so unbelievable in the moment. Career defining for Easy Eli.
Fellow Seahawk fans
Go to 3:56
AVOID THE PAIN
I’m a ravens fan and really wanted the Seahawks to win that game, thank you.
daAnder71 Trust me, the HELLmet catch feels just the same way.
Thank u 😣
@@EthanCowlbeck this makes me feel a little better
Serious question: how did Ambush - Saints’ onside kick in Super Bowl 44 - not make the list?
Another Saints play that should have made the list is Tom Dempsey's then record setting 63 yard field goal to win the game 19-17 over the Lions in 1970. Unlike other field goals over 60+ yards, this one was for the game.
I’m not a Saints fan but I kept watching thinking, “wow, they’re putting the Saints’ onside kick top 10”. I’m surprised to not see it on the list
bc the saints are babies
Because bounty gate angered god
lol do you not know how positionist the nfl is? literally the best kick of all time was the only kick that made the list (snow bowl)
Hawks fan here. Let me start by saying that I agree with the rest of the football world that the Hawks should have run it with Lynch. Had they done that, we'd be talking about back-to-back Super Bowl champion Seattle. However, let me briefly defend what happened on that fateful play (and then offer an alternative solution). Pete said after the game that he had a plan for using all 4 downs there in the red zone. In order to do that, since Seattle only had 1 timeout, they would have to throw the ball at least once. They ran on first down and got to the one yard line. Second down, Pete had his personnel on the field (3 WR's and 1 TE) and saw that NE had their goal line package out there. Meaning one-on-one coverage for his receivers, an ideal situation in that spot. I'm sure that he felt (much like anyone else watching the game) that this call would catch the Patriots by surprise. He took his chance with the matchup that he wanted, but obviously it didn't work out. If it had been completed, we would be talking about Pete being a genius for catching NE unaware. I don't completely disagree with them calling a pass in that spot. Where I draw issue is that particular play call. Why, if you're going to pass, would you throw toward the inside/middle of the field? If you're gonna pass, you throw to the boundary. Either a quick out, corner, or fade route. Something, anything, that puts the ball in a position where either the receiver gets it or nobody does. The middle of the field just invites something bad to happen (which it did). Again, I still think they should have run the ball (especially since there was only about 20-25 seconds on the clock when they snapped the ball). But yeah, any pass in that situation should be to the boundary areas to avoid the potential of an interception.
You are 100% correct. But a lot of idiots won't listen
Still can’t believe David Tyree overpowered Harrison that was insane
I’ll remember that Tyree catch forever, little 9 year old me sitting in front of the TV when my family goes crazy
I was 9 at the time to haha
I'm the same way when Brady won his 6th ring
When you have Tom Brady jumping around like a child. You know it's a good play.
The Immaculate Reception, The interception, AND Holmes Toe Tap in top ten? Nice.
Tho no Polamalu interception against the Ravens?
- monstermayhem436 - the immaculate reception wasn’t a catch change my mind
@@Yaboi_haseem watch the video...
Travis Posey I did you can’t see the catch but you can see the ball bounce into his hands
Chadwick Baldwin well you have no proof that it wasnt a catch then
Josephi Krakowski it’s computer generated
All my love and respect to Franco Harris and his family. He will be missed.
- A 3rd generation Raiders fan
The story Phil Villapiano tells about his lifelong friendship with Franco (not sure you can find it on You Tube) despite the Reception is something to behold.
Legend has it, in the year 2119, Matt Patricia’s pencil will still be in his ear.
Saw the Music City Miracle at a gym in Vancouver. Best line: “that’s what you get for not starting Flutie, eh!”
I was at the game. Dyson came running right at me in the end zone. I was 19.
I had the good fortune to attend Superbowl 49. The only thing more amazing than Kearse's catch and Butler's interception was how the Patriots and Seahawk fans exited the stadium. No taunting. No fights. Just pockets of respectful celebrations and commiseration without conflict. Y'all are good people.
Helmet Catch should’ve been #1. Amazing escape, insane catch, and a historic play. Coming from a Chargers fan.
@John Nob that comment is ironic and funny if you're a Patriots fan
@John Nob Imagine having 6 rings and still be butthurt of the one you didn't get.
@John Nob Well, sorry to break your bubble but that play happened more than a decade ago, take this L
Im sorry but i think tyree helmet has to be #1. Elis scramble, wild card team against an undefeated team(that beat them earlier that year), and a fantastic impossible catch against an elite defender.
It was actually magical
What the hell nfl not one of Devin Hester’s kick returners for td on this list. “The greatest returner in nfl history”and not one. Just disappointed.
0 Megatron plays, not even when he dogged 3 people?
spiced faxxxxxx
Deion Sanders first punt return against the Rams should have been on here too
I think because they didnt win the game
Rome may not have been built in a day, but if you've got #16 and #87 you'll find all it takes is a clutch throw and a leaping catch will start a Dynasty. Thank you Dwight Clark. RIP Tarzan.
Here it is boys, best plays ever!
R.I.P., Franco Harris. Died before the 50th anniversary of his iconic play.
10:57 "cmon you're a christian man" LMAO
That cardinal TD when they knocked the Vikings out the playoffs should've made the list
I agree that throw by Josh McCown was so clutch!
It is simultaneously the best and worst thing that a Jeff Fisher coached team has a top 5 play all time
SanFranFan30 he was a good coach until he had Kerry Collins in instead of Vince Young when Titans went 13-3 in like ‘09.
He was a great coach because the titans were thruout most of hie tenure WERE SUPER BOWL CONTENDERS!!!
That's not a pencil on Matt Patricia's ear, that's just a part of his body.
David Tyree will never have to buy a beer or a meal in New York. I don't care what ANYBODY else says...Tyree's catch is the greatest catch in NFL History. And it's not even close.
I think Manningham gets free drinks and a meal too
Why do we care what actors think about football?? The NFL has enough colorful and experienced personalities to fill in for time.
Actors? Im sorry I dont follow. Actors?
Dude I didnt even see the titles under the names lol. My bad.
@@thatoneguynoonelikes1066 Ya, the NFL went full VH1 by including random b list actors to give their opinions as if we care.
Okay I know AB hates the NFL, but the immaculate extension should've been somewhere in the top 100. Against division rival Ravens to go to the playoffs who they lost to in the playoffs the year prior and this man just uses every once of energy to extend out muscles two Ravens defenders and seals the game. 👏👏
I remember watching that Seahawks game, what a disappointment 🤦🏽♂️
I remember watching that Seahawks game from the perspective of a very disgruntled 49ers fan, what a joy!
"that Seahawks game". Bruh, it's Super Bowl 49. Lotta people watched it, lmfao.
I remember that game.. feels like it only happened a few seasons ago
You "remember" a game that happened like 5 years ago? Everyone watched that game dude. SB 49 not just "that Seahawks game".
You mean that Patriots game? 😎😎😎
I'll never forget the feeling of watching Tyree make that catch. One of the best feelings ever.
Brady won the 6th ring, I will never forget that day.
9:20 Shaun O'Hara has beautiful eyes
Nh
Tyree catch to beat the 18-0 Patriots will always be #1. Everyone knows it.
Can't be, especially with the blatant cheating that the Giant's Oline did, with the refs allowing it.
@@NDRN88 😂 please tell me you're not a CHEATriots fan 😂
@@NDRN88 Lmao okay if you wanna play that dumb ass game it was also a clear roughing the passer. Its the best play of the Super Bowl. Everyone knows it. Even you, deep down.
@@rickastley8214 nah 28-3 is worse than the 18-1. pats fan and yes i'm biased lol
@@EEVOL don't you mean Defl-atriots?😂
That helmet catch is undeniably the luckiest play in Superbowl history. Without that catch Eli isn't a HOF
I still to this day think that had to be something personal against "Beast Mode".
How do you not give him the ball and give him his career-defining moment? It's bigger than a win or loss that could have been iconic
Not in the same category because Chicago won, but how do you not give the ball to Walter. Carroll must have taken clues from that game!
They wanted Russel Wilson to be MVP instead of lynch because of the whole "I'm just here so I don't get fined" saga
Malcolm Butler interception should be #1 or #2 I understand why The Catch or The Immaculate Reception are so high but that interception literally won the super bowl. I can’t believe Titans play is higher. A wild card game! Just my opinion but at least make it #3 for the reason that it literally won the game for a team.
You could say the same for the Holmes catch... Which should be higher than the Tyree catch. But if we're really ranking plays by their importance in the game then #1 has to be the Harrsion INT return. That play completely changed the game.
MMMHOTCHEEZE it did win the super bowl but the catch started a dynasty that won 4 Super Bowls
Rip to Franco Harris🥲what a legend
Fricking love it when the crowd rushes the field!
Huge respect for Kevin Dyson's transition to working in education
It’s amazing how much has happened against the pats because they’ve been in so many important games
Trey Wingo's version of the Tyree catch is hilarious!
"It was a lateral"
"GREATNESS!!!!!!!"
I’m a lifelong Pats fan, but I think Tyree’s catch should be number one. It pains me to admit it, but that play was insane.
You must be pretty young. Never met anyone who admitted to being a Pat's fan pre Belichick
There was so much holding by the giants on that line I'm surprised it wasn't called
@@vichedges8858 troll
@@cdi9380 call names all you want. It's the truth
In the image that they have circled and are talking about Seymour. The dudes arm is around his neck lol. Clear holding
I like how Jeff Fisher made Kevin Dyson sound so easy-going, especially in that situation.
When you watch the number 1 play it gets funny with the jersey numbers. The ball was thrown to 33, 31 one hit him and the ball went to 32.
Keep the "actors" out of the video they add nothing.
Indeed
Absolutely
Hollywood sucks ass.
I disagree, they add a fan perspective
@@marcussavina2726 they add a pc element for sure
I honestly don’t know what to think about the immaculate reception.
peter griffin: "we need to tell god to stop interfering with football"