It really was impressive. And being a lifelong Cowboys fan, I was absolutely anti-Steelers during the 70s (though I was born in 1970 & wouldn’t become a Cowboys fan for another 2 years...swear to God, I was 4 years old), but it’s such a famous play and so heads-up by Franco Harris (including his stiff arm around the 10 yard line), any football fan who can’t transcend his hatred of an opposing team to admire an absolutely amazing effort by an athlete under that much pressure (think Michael Jordan playing with the flu in Game 5 of the 1997 finals, Bulls-Jazz, with each team having 2 wins - a badly dehydrated, dizzy & nauseous Jordan scores 10 points in the 4th, pulling the Bulls up from behind then sealing it with a 3 pointer in the final 30 seconds - 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, all while so sick he had problems standing) is not a true fan of the sport. I don’t know if it’s the most famous play of all time, but it has to be top 3 easily.
The rules used to be different back then. If the ball had only been touched by the Steelers player then the reception by Harris would be illegal. If the ball was touched by the defensive player or by both of the players then the reception would be legal. One ref ruled a TD but the story goes that when the referees huddled one of them asked how much security do we have at the game and one of them said not enough so they all ruled in favor of the TD
AntiNubDevice offensive and defensive linemen were about 260 ish back then as oppose to today’s 315 average. And the skill positions are a lot taller so they weigh more
The #1 play, The Immaculate Reception, was the day I was born 12/23/1972. Glad to see you’re enjoying NFL football. It’s a different kind of “tough” from rugby, which is also full of badasses!
You weren't alive yet, I was. Pittsburgh & The Immaculate Reception (23/12/72). I was 8y/o, the day I became and still am a Steeler fan. You commented on the fans storming the field after the win. It was still the time of innocence. It was safer and that kind of visceral response from the fans storming the field after the game was natural and common place. It was great!!!🥳🥰 Damn, I said you weren't alive yet ...Those are the moments when you get your age... ...Wow!!!👦🏾⏳👴🏾
#5 was worse than you know. It is known as "The Miracle at the Medowlands" the Medowlands being the Giant's stadium. The way the clock works in football, if the offense makes a play and keeps the ball in-bounds, the clock keeps running. I this situation, there was only a few seconds left and the Giants were winning. The typical play here is what is know as "victory formation" in which the entire team forms a wall. As soon as the ball is snapped, the QB takes a knee. When that happens it is considered a running play in which the QB ran and surrendered himself. It is the loss of a yard, but the clock keeps running. If your opponent has no time outs to stop the clock, you can do that 3 times and run out about 2 minutes of time. A lot of games end with this scenario. In this case, all the Giants needed to do was NOT try to make a play. Kneel down and the game is won. It was that simple. For some reason they decided to try a running play. This is generally considered bad sportsmanship in pro football as it is viewed as trying to run up the score. The messed up the hand off, Eagles recovered and won the game as a result of that fumble.
Teams now kneel BECAUSE of this play. Kneeling wasn't a thing before this happened. The real stupid one was an ASU game in the 90's vs Nebraska or Wisconsin (can't remember now). Kneeling WAS a thing then and they still screwed it up.
@@drewmcwhortor4804 Not true. While it was not yet a rule that a QB could kneel and end the play himself, teams had log established the practice of the QB sitting or kneeling on the ground. The opposing team would still need to touch the player to end the play. This was usually done as a simple touch, though there was nothing preventing the defender from being forceful about it. Give the teams' feeling towards each other, the Eagles probably wouldn't have been so gentle. That may also have helped the decision to run the ball.
#9 is called the Fail Mary by self respecting football fans. The league used substitute referees through that game. The real refs returned after that monstrosity.Even the vice-president and or president disagreed with that call. #6 Is no longer possible via current rules. After #5 all teams keep at least one man behind the QB or surround him. #4 is "The Music City Miracle" It's the only successful attempt out of 86. #3 Patriots came in to that game 18-0 and lost. #1 is "The Immaculate Reception" A little controversial as it appears the ball may have bounced off an offensive player first which would kill the ball according to the rules at that time. If it hit a Raider first then it's a legal play. Also there were no challenges of any kind then. Be sure to watch Great College Football finishes too
@@cantholdreef Not for vikes fans, it was a long-awaited playoff win, and seeing stephon diggs cross the finish line just when the clock was at 0 was really beautiful! I'm a French vikings fan, I watched this game, the defense was really good all the time, and the saints still managed to lead just before the end, the last 2 minutes were very hard for my nerves, but at the end, I had chills and I smiled for hours !
I forget who it was against, early-mid 2000's Colts games, but there was a long pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison, in the middle of the field, in some middle of the game random play, Marvin dove out to catch the ball with one hand all while contorting his body to turn in mid-air so he wouldn't land on the ball and drop it, and still maintained control of the ball with one hand. One of the greatest catches and plays I've ever seen that never gets talked about.
That Eli Manning to Tyree is arguably the greatest play in sports history. ALSO. 10:38 he's high fiving Jared Lorenzen. AKA the Hefty lefty, played QB at over 300 pounds. Should watch his video sometime
#4 I was at that game. Was 14 years old. That was a Tight End who threw it. That was a playoff game. 2# Super Bowl game is the same season, a few games later. It was a season of heart attacks for Titans fans.
Not only did Green Bay get screwed, but the Seahawks made the playoffs as a wild card by winning a tie-breaker over the Chicago Bears. If Seattle had been correctly given the loss, Chicago would have ended the season one game ahead of Seattle, making the playoffs instead of Seattle.
Backward passes ("laterals") can be made at any time, much similar to passes in rugby. They are considered more risky than they are in rugby, because the consequences of fumbling the ball are worse: whichever side recovers the ball gets to keep it and a great deal more control of the ball is possible in American football than in rugby. (You can compare rugby's union and league rules to get an idea; the play-the-ball rule in league allows rather more control over the ball than the union rules do, so losing the ball is a rather bigger deal than it is in union rugby.) So, they don't happen as often, usually in certain plays (called "option" plays, where the quarterback has the option of keeping the ball, lateraling to a following tailback or passing, depending on his read of the defense), \usually only once per play, and usually behind the line of scrimmage. The exception is when there is no time on the clock and a team needs to keep the play alive to score; then you may see lots of them as a player is about to be tackled. Forward passes are limited by these rules: have to be thrown from behind the line of scrimmage, only one allowed per play, only certain players are eligible to catch the ball. If a forward pass isn't caught ("incomplete"), then the ball is spotted at the line of scrimmage (the same point it was snapped from on the play) and the offense is charged with a down. (Since a team gets four downs to advance the ball ten yards, an incomplete pass on fourth down requires the offense to turn the ball over to the other team's offense, at the present line of scrimmage. On any other down, the offense tries again to make it to ten yards, or "get a first down.") Since there isn't a line of scrimmage on a punt or kickoff return, a forward pass isn't allowed on punts or kickoffs.
@6:54 I loved how you explained to people about a backward pass where some here still think it was forward. Leave it to a Rugby fan to know what is forward or not, because lateralling the ball is the bread and butter of Rugby. In American Football, the rule normally is, "It's where the ball starts to where the ball ends up." In Rugby, it's where the arms are and how the ball travels, but the same rule does apply here. You had a good eye on that one. Being an American Rugby fan, I saw this myself, but it is hard to convince some knuckleheads about that play. It put them in the Superbowl, but, unfortunately, they literally came one yard short of victory in that game. It would have been similar to someone catching a crossfield kick, getting his legs wrapped up, and then falling forward one yard short of the goal line and knocking it on. @11:16 There is that very play. I should have waited for the video to end before commenting. LOL!
#2 is easily my favorite football play of all time. Largely because it’s still the greatest ending in Super Bowl history. The Titans were just one yard short from tying and sending the game into overtime.
As a Patriots fan...the clips from that Superbowl 42 are painful...but for David Tyree...and that helmet catch...what a catch to be his last ever in the NFL.
The thing about the 4th and 2nd miracle is that the Titans won the 4th miracle to go to the super bowl in the 2nd miracle which they lost by that one yard. Also Kevin Dyson, the one who ran both plays. Is now the principal at my highschool.
@@elichesnut1299 i think it's because one was 2 was a Superbowl. But yes. As a Titans fan I agree. Dyson's a really cool person and he's everyone's favorite principal. Especially the girls
Music City Miracle was not actually to go to the Super Bowl. That was the wild card game, and they still had to go on the road to beat the Colts and then Jags to make the Super Bowl. What was so great about it was that Buffalo had just kicked a FG to go ahead with 16 seconds to go. Every Titans fan was totally deflated and then this return happened and brought down the house.
They also missed the play "Ghost to the Post" which was when Stabler threw a blind pass to the post in the endzone and Casper caught it to win. Same era as #6. The reason that there aren't very many miracle plays anymore is because the league has made rules against them making it less likely for them to happen. Especially when the plays happened with the Raiders. But that's a different story.
#3 was the superbowl, with the patriots trying to complete the legendary "perfect season." Eli Manning had the flu and was getting fluids and sick on the sideline and still made that escape and throw.
tattooedman42 It hit the ground. Also, since the ball bounced off another receiver it was an incomplete pass according to NFL rules at the time. So Franco grabbed an incomplete pass off the ground and faked the funk on a nasty dunk.
I'm a Bears fan. I don't have a horse in the race so maybe this will settle it (doubtful). I didn't see the ball hit the ground before Franco scooped it up, BUT it did hit the receivers hands first so it should have been called an incomplete pass. Raiders got hosed on that one.
Im not from the USA but I love American football a lot, the forward pass really makes it more exciting that Rugby and it produces amazing and spectacular plays.
Many of these miracles are from the 1970s and 1980s. 1 - Saints lose on the extra point 2 - "Fail Mary" - got the real officials back to work 3 - "He did WHAT?" 4 - The original "Hail Mary" 5 - "Holy Roller" - ended up changing the NFL rules on fumbles 6 - The original "Miracle of the Meadowlands" - NY Giants' coaches got fired after that 7 - "Music City Miracle" (Commenter: you need a tee; it was a booth challenge since it was inside 2 minutes in regulation time) 8 - Super Bowl XLII ending (NY Giants crushed the Patriots' perfect season) 9 - Super Bowl XXXIV ending (St. Louis Rams win by 1 yard) 10 - "Immaculate Reception" (with the actual proof of legal catch at the time)
You should understand the full context of #3. The Patriots had gone a perfect 16-0 in the regular season. The first team in NFL history to achieve that record. Then they ran over both of their opponents in the first two rounds of the playoffs to get there. The Giants, on the other hand, went 10-6 in the regular season and were a #5 seed (out of 6 in each conference). A wild-card (what we call a playoff team that doesn't win their division, only two of those in each conference). Before the game, no one gave the Giants a chance. This Super Bowl was merely to be the Patriots' coronation ceremony, cementing their place as the greatest team of all time. And then . . . well, you saw what happened.
The two Titan's plays happened in the same year, both in the post season. The one where the guy barley throws it backwards is called The Music City Miracle, Nashville Tennessee, where the Titans play, is known as Music City because it's the home of Country and Bluegrass music in America. That play was against the Bills in the divisional playoff game. Interesting fact; The next game the Titans played was against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Jacksonville. The Jags had only lost two games that whole year. Both of those losses came against the Titans. The Titans beat them a third time in the final playoff game to secure their place in the Superbowl, being the only team that year to beat the Jags and one of the few times in NFL history that a single team held three victories over another in the same season. The second Titans highlight was, as you surmised, in the Superbowl. The Titans had made a stunning comeback in the second half and were on the verge of tieing the game when that tackle was made. Superbowls for the past two decades had all been blowouts and the fan base was getting a little apathetic towards watching them. That Superbowl and the next one (Patriots rise to dominance) rekindled America's love for the final football game of the year, both being close contests with surprising endings.
I love this stuff man haha you’re such a good sport about watching American football. Some dudes just bash other sports. The game is so historic. From high school to the pros. Check out De La Salle high school in California. 151 game win streak. 12 years of absolute dominance. They ran the triple option. Exciting football
Referee's Challenge was probably early terminology for what is now called a Booth Review. Basically it's that the referees aren't sure about their call so they send it to instant replay themselves, rather than forcing the coaches to use a challenge (which NFL coaches get a limited number of).
That scramble by the Giants quarterback, followed by the catch on the helmet, resulted in the touchdown that ended New England's undefeated season in that Super Bowl. In the last clip, where Terry Bradshaw of the Steelers veers out of trouble and lets the ball go, the defender intentionally knocked the ball down to the ground at an angle - only Franco Harris, going full speed, bent at the waist and scooped it while still going full bore - and the play is known as the Immaculate Reception.
The titans play is called the music city miracle. Wycheck, the guy who threw it, was our tight end. The referees challenge is bc when the game is within 2 minutes of each half, coaches can’t challenge. Challenges have to happen “from the Booth” meaning the referees basically challenge their own call on the field. Best play in our teams history.
You can make 1 forward pass on any given offensive play, but it has to be made behind the line of scrimmage. In the case of a kick return or a play past the line of scrimmage, it has to be a lateral pass, which is to say equal to or behind where the passer is, kind of like in Rugby.
Just a point: The second video, with the Seahawks and Packers, took place during the NFL Referees strike, and the officials making that call were replacement officials. That play was instrumental in getting the NFL to settle the strike and bring back the regular referees.
The first clip is generally a desperation play in football, but it is interesting because it is when the rugby roots of the game really start to show with the backwards passing ("laterals" in gridiron football).
The first play shown has to be the biggest high then low that a team has ever experienced. After such an amazing play, your kicker misses a chip shot extra point? Brutal.
I watched #10 when it happened. It blew my mind. Such an unorthodox play to give your team that storybook finish and the kicker botches the extra point, something that happens so rarely that most people refer to a touchdown as 7 points, 'cause the extra's just a given, right? Apparently not. Honestly, the whole thing was beautiful.
No, in football you are allowed 1 forward pass per play. The pass must be performed behind the line of scrimmage (where the ball is snapped from to begin the play) and cannot be performed after a change of possession. In this case it was during a change of possession, so if it were a forward pas, it would be a penalty, negating the play and moving them backwards for the next play.
Little background on #3, David Tyree (the helmet catch guy), wasn't a big time receiver, he worked on special teams. The Patriots were on their way to being the best team of all time, having an undefeated season. Giants were complete underdogs. Patriots had Tom Brady, Randy Moss and a bunch of others I can't think of right now. So for David Tyree to go up and catch that with his helmet was incredible. That play crushed the Patriots dreams of being the greatest team of all time
A tee is used for kickoffs. It could be used to practice field goals, and I would use it, but I would still recommend getting your buddy to be a place kicker to practice kicking field goals the way you would have to in a game.
@Kiwi Kicker - That single bar "facemask" is typical of kickers, as they are protected from much of the violence of the game by the rules, therefore requiring much less in the way of a cage for their faces. The stand for a placed kick is technically a "tee", as in golf. Yes a pass beyond the line of scrimmage needs to be lateral or backward. These passes are referred to as laterals or a lateral pass, even when they clearly go backward.
I’ll give you 5 from 3 games 2 Super Bowls, and what could mean the end of the pats playoff bit this year. Super bowl 49 end of game when Kearse made a miracle catch from Wilson, then Butler made a miracle interception 2 plays later to end it. Then in Super Bowl 51 Hightower miraculously strips the ball from Ryan to start the comeback, then Edelman caught that miracle catch on 3rd and forever to keep the game tying drive alive. Then week 14 2018 against the dolphins, the pats blow the game on a miracle lateral play bye Miami to win with no time left. Now Pats have to go to KC!
That Eagles vs Giants game is legendary. Eagles fans call it "The Miracle at the Meadowlands". The Giants QB was Joe Pisarchik, who then was later released by the Giants and signed by the Eagles. Super nice dude though, met him a couple times
Play #6 is named "Holy roller" and it is one of the greatest miracle plays of all time. It is from an era of the Raiders in which they had a bunch of incredible players like Ken Stabler and Howie Long on the team.
On that hand off that got run back for a touchdown, the Giants (in blue) were winning and just needed to run out the clock. That was Herman Edwards (#46) that ran that fumble in for a touchdown.
That #6 play was before they added a rule that the offense cannot advance the ball via a fumble; if they do, they keep possession but at the point the ball was fumbled.
#1 is called "the Immaculate Reception" it is arguably the most famous catch in NFL history and also has a lot of controversy surrounding it....some argue that it was a clean catch some say he caught it on a bounce off the field which would make it incomplete pass and the play would be over.....its up there with the "Hand of God" goal in soccer scored by player from Argentina against England in the 1986 World Cup which is also known for being famous for the amount of controversy surrounding it.
I'm a huge New York Giants fan I met David Tyree at my job he came in and I got his autograph. I told him mr. Tyree that catch is going to get me through the rest of my life. He was such a nice guy and Eli Manning is a Hall of Fame Legend I can't wait to see what the Giants do this year!
There are some more wild plays from college football. (130 teams vs 32 teams in the NFL) There have also been a fair number of last second hail mary plays in the NFL that weren't on that video.
The craziest part about #3 with the Giants beating the Patriots in the super bowl on that catch on the helmet is that that Patriots team was 18-0 at the time and everyone said if they won that game (which they were expected to do easily) that they would go down in history as the greatest team of all time. During the season they broke almost every offensive record on the books. They had arguably the best QB of all time throwing to arguably the best WR of all time. They didn't just beat teams during the regular season, they humiliated teams. Everyone watched them because no one had ever seen anything like it. And then the team that beat them, the team that kept them from being considered the greatest team of all time was a real ragtag group that almost didn't even make the playoffs. To have that upset happen with that miracle catch might have been the greatest thing I will ever see in my lifetime.
#6 Is known as The Holy Roller or The Immaculate Deception. If you look closely you'll see a much younger John Madden, who was in his final year as head coach of the Raiders at the time (1978).
As others have stated, #3 was in the Super Bowl. NE had been the second team in league history to go undefeated in the regular season. They were UNSTOPPABLE. Imagine watching a pro team run over high school teams - that's what the season looked like for NE. The Giants faced them in the Super Bowl and everyone knew NE was going to finish off the greatest season in football history. But then this play happened. It's one of the most improbable plays in a big game I've ever seen.
#1 “The Immaculate Reception” was so popular they actually have a statute of the moment at the Pittsburgh Airport.
It really was impressive. And being a lifelong Cowboys fan, I was absolutely anti-Steelers during the 70s (though I was born in 1970 & wouldn’t become a Cowboys fan for another 2 years...swear to God, I was 4 years old), but it’s such a famous play and so heads-up by Franco Harris (including his stiff arm around the 10 yard line), any football fan who can’t transcend his hatred of an opposing team to admire an absolutely amazing effort by an athlete under that much pressure (think Michael Jordan playing with the flu in Game 5 of the 1997 finals, Bulls-Jazz, with each team having 2 wins - a badly dehydrated, dizzy & nauseous Jordan scores 10 points in the 4th, pulling the Bulls up from behind then sealing it with a 3 pointer in the final 30 seconds - 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, all while so sick he had problems standing) is not a true fan of the sport. I don’t know if it’s the most famous play of all time, but it has to be top 3 easily.
Yeah ik #herewego I go to that airport every time I’m traveling
There is also a place near Heinz field and there is a statue of him exactly where he caught it but definitely the best play in nfl history
The rules used to be different back then. If the ball had only been touched by the Steelers player then the reception by Harris would be illegal. If the ball was touched by the defensive player or by both of the players then the reception would be legal. One ref ruled a TD but the story goes that when the referees huddled one of them asked how much security do we have at the game and one of them said not enough so they all ruled in favor of the TD
one of those situations where there just isn't enough to overrule it.
Back then: "Big 230 pound rookie..."
Today: "Small 230 pound rookie..."
Back then, and now, 230lbs is big, or small. Position matters =)
AntiNubDevice offensive and defensive linemen were about 260 ish back then as oppose to today’s 315 average. And the skill positions are a lot taller so they weigh more
@@AntiNubDevice He was a fullback, so I guess the meme would be that there are no more fullbacks.
230 is still big for a running back
The #1 play, The Immaculate Reception, was the day I was born 12/23/1972.
Glad to see you’re enjoying NFL football. It’s a different kind of “tough” from rugby, which is also full of badasses!
_"Was that guy even a quarterback who threw it?"_ ---No, that was Titans tight end Frank Wycheck who threw the ball to Kevin Dyson.
For number 9 I’m a Seahawks fan but I agree that should have bin a int
Agreed 100%. I've been a Seahawks fan forever...and that was a bad call
I'm upset with losses, but I accept them when it happens. However, that one left a bitter taste in my mouth. I'm sure it left everyone unsatisfied.
Idk man, kinda seems fair to me
should have been . but it should have been knocked down because any tie goes to the offense
GO HAWKS 💙 💚
I just want to say how awesome and wholesome it has been to watch this man develop a love for football
You weren't alive yet, I was. Pittsburgh & The Immaculate Reception (23/12/72). I was 8y/o, the day I became and still am a Steeler fan.
You commented on the fans storming the field after the win. It was still the time of innocence. It was safer and that kind of visceral response from the fans storming the field after the game was natural and common place. It was great!!!🥳🥰
Damn, I said you weren't alive yet ...Those are the moments when you get your age...
...Wow!!!👦🏾⏳👴🏾
#5 was worse than you know. It is known as "The Miracle at the Medowlands" the Medowlands being the Giant's stadium.
The way the clock works in football, if the offense makes a play and keeps the ball in-bounds, the clock keeps running. I this situation, there was only a few seconds left and the Giants were winning. The typical play here is what is know as "victory formation" in which the entire team forms a wall. As soon as the ball is snapped, the QB takes a knee. When that happens it is considered a running play in which the QB ran and surrendered himself. It is the loss of a yard, but the clock keeps running. If your opponent has no time outs to stop the clock, you can do that 3 times and run out about 2 minutes of time. A lot of games end with this scenario.
In this case, all the Giants needed to do was NOT try to make a play. Kneel down and the game is won. It was that simple. For some reason they decided to try a running play. This is generally considered bad sportsmanship in pro football as it is viewed as trying to run up the score. The messed up the hand off, Eagles recovered and won the game as a result of that fumble.
I just can't believe that theres 2 Miracle at The Medowlands with the same exact teams lol
Thing is they’re rivals that hate each other so they wanted to try and run up the score. They just paid for it.
Teams now kneel BECAUSE of this play. Kneeling wasn't a thing before this happened. The real stupid one was an ASU game in the 90's vs Nebraska or Wisconsin (can't remember now). Kneeling WAS a thing then and they still screwed it up.
@@drewmcwhortor4804 Not true. While it was not yet a rule that a QB could kneel and end the play himself, teams had log established the practice of the QB sitting or kneeling on the ground. The opposing team would still need to touch the player to end the play. This was usually done as a simple touch, though there was nothing preventing the defender from being forceful about it. Give the teams' feeling towards each other, the Eagles probably wouldn't have been so gentle. That may also have helped the decision to run the ball.
xbeaker Kneeling wasn’t a thing until that play happened
#9 is called the Fail Mary by self respecting football fans. The league used substitute referees through that game.
The real refs returned after that monstrosity.Even the vice-president and or president disagreed with that call.
#6 Is no longer possible via current rules.
After #5 all teams keep at least one man behind the QB or surround him.
#4 is "The Music City Miracle" It's the only successful attempt out of 86.
#3 Patriots came in to that game 18-0 and lost.
#1 is "The Immaculate Reception" A little controversial as it appears the ball may have bounced off an offensive player first which would kill the ball according to the rules at that time. If it hit a Raider first then it's a legal play. Also there were no challenges of any kind then.
Be sure to watch Great College Football finishes too
Steven DuCharme woah sounds like a bit of drama surrounding that one!
@@kiwikicker9263 Loved seeing the Raider's play with Coach Madden. He's from my hometown, Pleasanton, California. His wife was my PE teacher. Awesome.
#6 shouldnt have counted because it wasnt a fumble. Stabler admitted he threw the ball to make it look like it was a fumble
Ya this play echoed the league all season and is and was one of the most divisive calls in the game.
True...
The Minnesota miracle should be on there
Mc Squishy the video was probably made before that happened
No it should not
I'm a saints fan
That's just sad
@@cantholdreef
Not for vikes fans, it was a long-awaited playoff win, and seeing stephon diggs cross the finish line just when the clock was at 0 was really beautiful! I'm a French vikings fan, I watched this game, the defense was really good all the time, and the saints still managed to lead just before the end, the last 2 minutes were very hard for my nerves, but at the end, I had chills and I smiled for hours !
Would love to see you react to the last play of the 1982 Cal-Stanford game.
he needs to see "The Play", and "The Revenge"
The band is on the field
I forget who it was against, early-mid 2000's Colts games, but there was a long pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison, in the middle of the field, in some middle of the game random play, Marvin dove out to catch the ball with one hand all while contorting his body to turn in mid-air so he wouldn't land on the ball and drop it, and still maintained control of the ball with one hand. One of the greatest catches and plays I've ever seen that never gets talked about.
That Eli Manning to Tyree is arguably the greatest play in sports history. ALSO. 10:38 he's high fiving Jared Lorenzen. AKA the Hefty lefty, played QB at over 300 pounds. Should watch his video sometime
No malcom butler int
I've watched a couple of this dudes videos now. I've found my new hobby, watching people from other countries react to football.
#4 I was at that game. Was 14 years old. That was a Tight End who threw it.
That was a playoff game. 2# Super Bowl game is the same season, a few games later. It was a season of heart attacks for Titans fans.
No Titans fan will ever forget where they were for either of those plays.
Ryan Voshell yepp! I remember being in my dads ball sack.
No Bills fan either...
8:45 “they want to challenge themselves?” Ahah I love it
#6 resulted in the "Raider Rule" banning forward advancement of a fumble recovery in the final 2 minutes. (also young John Madden coaching)
Called the holy roller
My Dad and I were watching that game and couldn't believe the call. That was an incomplete attempted forward pass. PERIOD.
nowadays that first fumble would be an incomplete forward pass, thank to replay, as all he did was throw it!
It was pure desperation and an undeserved TD.
That helmet catch has haunted Patriots fans for so long.
The guy who scored the touchdown on play #5 is now my head coach. Herm Edwards! Long time NFL head coach as well.
Gabriel Landa I never knew that was Coach Edwards! That’s crazy
Been a Seahawks fan since 1986 and that was NOT a Seahawks TD. GB got screwed!
Yessir
Literally everyone knows that
Yup. It was really clear that the Packer had both hands on the ball while the Seahawk barely had it at all.
Not only did Green Bay get screwed, but the Seahawks made the playoffs as a wild card by winning a tie-breaker over the Chicago Bears. If Seattle had been correctly given the loss, Chicago would have ended the season one game ahead of Seattle, making the playoffs instead of Seattle.
Nevermore, yet many still refuse to accept it😕.
The "Another Buffalo Choke" sign @ 8:56 is hilarious 🤣
There are stories and controversies behind most of these plays. That's what makes football great.
Love watching this guy embrace and learn different culture
Backward passes ("laterals") can be made at any time, much similar to passes in rugby. They are considered more risky than they are in rugby, because the consequences of fumbling the ball are worse: whichever side recovers the ball gets to keep it and a great deal more control of the ball is possible in American football than in rugby. (You can compare rugby's union and league rules to get an idea; the play-the-ball rule in league allows rather more control over the ball than the union rules do, so losing the ball is a rather bigger deal than it is in union rugby.) So, they don't happen as often, usually in certain plays (called "option" plays, where the quarterback has the option of keeping the ball, lateraling to a following tailback or passing, depending on his read of the defense), \usually only once per play, and usually behind the line of scrimmage. The exception is when there is no time on the clock and a team needs to keep the play alive to score; then you may see lots of them as a player is about to be tackled.
Forward passes are limited by these rules: have to be thrown from behind the line of scrimmage, only one allowed per play, only certain players are eligible to catch the ball. If a forward pass isn't caught ("incomplete"), then the ball is spotted at the line of scrimmage (the same point it was snapped from on the play) and the offense is charged with a down. (Since a team gets four downs to advance the ball ten yards, an incomplete pass on fourth down requires the offense to turn the ball over to the other team's offense, at the present line of scrimmage. On any other down, the offense tries again to make it to ten yards, or "get a first down.")
Since there isn't a line of scrimmage on a punt or kickoff return, a forward pass isn't allowed on punts or kickoffs.
@6:54 I loved how you explained to people about a backward pass where some here still think it was forward. Leave it to a Rugby fan to know what is forward or not, because lateralling the ball is the bread and butter of Rugby. In American Football, the rule normally is, "It's where the ball starts to where the ball ends up." In Rugby, it's where the arms are and how the ball travels, but the same rule does apply here. You had a good eye on that one. Being an American Rugby fan, I saw this myself, but it is hard to convince some knuckleheads about that play. It put them in the Superbowl, but, unfortunately, they literally came one yard short of victory in that game. It would have been similar to someone catching a crossfield kick, getting his legs wrapped up, and then falling forward one yard short of the goal line and knocking it on.
@11:16 There is that very play. I should have waited for the video to end before commenting. LOL!
2:23 is the perfect reaction to the Fail Mary. I mean the perfect facial expression.
The number 3 video new England was going for a perfect season the giants only team to beat them that year
New England Patriots, Eighteen wins, one Giant loss. . .
@ fuck the Patriots
@@poisongod2204 fuck the Giants 😂🤣
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The immaculate reception. Truly the top of this list
None of those have got anything on the Little Giants pulling of "The annexation of Puerto Rico!"
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The catch, 49ers vs cowboys Joe montana to dwight clark?
#2 is easily my favorite football play of all time. Largely because it’s still the greatest ending in Super Bowl history. The Titans were just one yard short from tying and sending the game into overtime.
As a Patriots fan...the clips from that Superbowl 42 are painful...but for David Tyree...and that helmet catch...what a catch to be his last ever in the NFL.
the helmet with one bar is an old kickers helmet to give them the best line of site
I didn't think about that as I replied to his question, but you're right.
Im AMERICAN and I think its cool that you dig football, I TOTALLY respect rugby players too...
The thing about the 4th and 2nd miracle is that the Titans won the 4th miracle to go to the super bowl in the 2nd miracle which they lost by that one yard. Also Kevin Dyson, the one who ran both plays. Is now the principal at my highschool.
music city miracle is hands down more impressive that #2
@@elichesnut1299 i think it's because one was 2 was a Superbowl. But yes. As a Titans fan I agree. Dyson's a really cool person and he's everyone's favorite principal. Especially the girls
Has he gained any integrity yet to admit it was a forward pass? Lmao
being a titans fan that made me so depressed, ill never forget 😭
Music City Miracle was not actually to go to the Super Bowl. That was the wild card game, and they still had to go on the road to beat the Colts and then Jags to make the Super Bowl.
What was so great about it was that Buffalo had just kicked a FG to go ahead with 16 seconds to go. Every Titans fan was totally deflated and then this return happened and brought down the house.
They also missed the play "Ghost to the Post" which was when Stabler threw a blind pass to the post in the endzone and Casper caught it to win. Same era as #6. The reason that there aren't very many miracle plays anymore is because the league has made rules against them making it less likely for them to happen. Especially when the plays happened with the Raiders. But that's a different story.
#3 was the superbowl, with the patriots trying to complete the legendary "perfect season." Eli Manning had the flu and was getting fluids and sick on the sideline and still made that escape and throw.
Minneapolis miracle?
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Brandon Stokley catch vs the Bengals needs to be on here. That was a crazy play and ending to the game!
The immaculate reception #1... the worst day in Raiders History next to the Tom Brady fumble errr tuck rule game!
The thing is that rule has never been used again and has never been called the same since . Before then and since then that has always been a fumble
i really enjoy this channel! i hope to see you continue on your football journey.
As a Raider fan, I loathe the "Immaculate Reception." A miricle indeed.
grays0ul Oakland native here. I agree 100%. That ball hit the ground when Franco Harris grabbed it and ran for his life.
@@markabboud8564 Don't know what game you were watching. That ball did not hit the ground.
tattooedman42 It hit the ground. Also, since the ball bounced off another receiver it was an incomplete pass according to NFL rules at the time. So Franco grabbed an incomplete pass off the ground and faked the funk on a nasty dunk.
You see it your way, I see it my way.
I'm a Bears fan. I don't have a horse in the race so maybe this will settle it (doubtful). I didn't see the ball hit the ground before Franco scooped it up, BUT it did hit the receivers hands first so it should have been called an incomplete pass. Raiders got hosed on that one.
Im not from the USA but I love American football a lot, the forward pass really makes it more exciting that Rugby and it produces amazing and spectacular plays.
Many of these miracles are from the 1970s and 1980s.
1 - Saints lose on the extra point
2 - "Fail Mary" - got the real officials back to work
3 - "He did WHAT?"
4 - The original "Hail Mary"
5 - "Holy Roller" - ended up changing the NFL rules on fumbles
6 - The original "Miracle of the Meadowlands" - NY Giants' coaches got fired after that
7 - "Music City Miracle" (Commenter: you need a tee; it was a booth challenge since it was inside 2 minutes in regulation time)
8 - Super Bowl XLII ending (NY Giants crushed the Patriots' perfect season)
9 - Super Bowl XXXIV ending (St. Louis Rams win by 1 yard)
10 - "Immaculate Reception" (with the actual proof of legal catch at the time)
The "He did what?" play also had a version happen in college ball. I do believe Mizzou-Nebraska, just don't remember the year.
#2 was called the "Sequel to the Longest Yard" because the Titans receiver was downed at the 1 yard line.
You should understand the full context of #3. The Patriots had gone a perfect 16-0 in the regular season. The first team in NFL history to achieve that record. Then they ran over both of their opponents in the first two rounds of the playoffs to get there.
The Giants, on the other hand, went 10-6 in the regular season and were a #5 seed (out of 6 in each conference). A wild-card (what we call a playoff team that doesn't win their division, only two of those in each conference).
Before the game, no one gave the Giants a chance. This Super Bowl was merely to be the Patriots' coronation ceremony, cementing their place as the greatest team of all time.
And then . . . well, you saw what happened.
That Pittsburgh play is called The Immaculate Reception. It was Christmas Day 1975 or 6.
MSU vs Michigan 2015 fumbled punt return td on last play for the win was an epic miracle play
The two Titan's plays happened in the same year, both in the post season. The one where the guy barley throws it backwards is called The Music City Miracle, Nashville Tennessee, where the Titans play, is known as Music City because it's the home of Country and Bluegrass music in America. That play was against the Bills in the divisional playoff game.
Interesting fact; The next game the Titans played was against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Jacksonville. The Jags had only lost two games that whole year. Both of those losses came against the Titans. The Titans beat them a third time in the final playoff game to secure their place in the Superbowl, being the only team that year to beat the Jags and one of the few times in NFL history that a single team held three victories over another in the same season.
The second Titans highlight was, as you surmised, in the Superbowl. The Titans had made a stunning comeback in the second half and were on the verge of tieing the game when that tackle was made. Superbowls for the past two decades had all been blowouts and the fan base was getting a little apathetic towards watching them. That Superbowl and the next one (Patriots rise to dominance) rekindled America's love for the final football game of the year, both being close contests with surprising endings.
This dude is so underrated keep up the good work!
Your age hits you when you realize this is bringing back childhood memories....Old School Football is nothing like football today.
I love this stuff man haha you’re such a good sport about watching American football. Some dudes just bash other sports. The game is so historic. From high school to the pros. Check out De La Salle high school in California. 151 game win streak. 12 years of absolute dominance. They ran the triple option. Exciting football
Referee's Challenge was probably early terminology for what is now called a Booth Review. Basically it's that the referees aren't sure about their call so they send it to instant replay themselves, rather than forcing the coaches to use a challenge (which NFL coaches get a limited number of).
That scramble by the Giants quarterback, followed by the catch on the helmet, resulted in the touchdown that ended New England's undefeated season in that Super Bowl. In the last clip, where Terry Bradshaw of the Steelers veers out of trouble and lets the ball go, the defender intentionally knocked the ball down to the ground at an angle - only Franco Harris, going full speed, bent at the waist and scooped it while still going full bore - and the play is known as the Immaculate Reception.
The titans play is called the music city miracle. Wycheck, the guy who threw it, was our tight end. The referees challenge is bc when the game is within 2 minutes of each half, coaches can’t challenge. Challenges have to happen “from the Booth” meaning the referees basically challenge their own call on the field. Best play in our teams history.
You can make 1 forward pass on any given offensive play, but it has to be made behind the line of scrimmage. In the case of a kick return or a play past the line of scrimmage, it has to be a lateral pass, which is to say equal to or behind where the passer is, kind of like in Rugby.
assuies saying touchdown.. my lifes complete
Just a point: The second video, with the Seahawks and Packers, took place during the NFL Referees strike, and the officials making that call were replacement officials. That play was instrumental in getting the NFL to settle the strike and bring back the regular referees.
I respect this guys knowledge of football. I certainly dont know as much about rugby.
He's so cute holding that football. Sports man ♥️
Just started watching your videos man. Might be hopping on the bandwagon late but keep on grinding brother. You’ll be to 100k in no time
The first clip is generally a desperation play in football, but it is interesting because it is when the rugby roots of the game really start to show with the backwards passing ("laterals" in gridiron football).
The first play shown has to be the biggest high then low that a team has ever experienced. After such an amazing play, your kicker misses a chip shot extra point? Brutal.
I am very impressed with all your football knowledge man enjoyed the video
I watched #10 when it happened. It blew my mind. Such an unorthodox play to give your team that storybook finish and the kicker botches the extra point, something that happens so rarely that most people refer to a touchdown as 7 points, 'cause the extra's just a given, right? Apparently not. Honestly, the whole thing was beautiful.
Mate that would have been epic!
It was new Orleans. The one team that you could always rely on to fuk up a wet dream
Watching these guys’ videos are like watching football games with my girlfriend who has never seen a football before
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isn't the lateral pass the same in rugby? if you guys want to "pass" forward you have to kick it right?
No, in football you are allowed 1 forward pass per play. The pass must be performed behind the line of scrimmage (where the ball is snapped from to begin the play) and cannot be performed after a change of possession. In this case it was during a change of possession, so if it were a forward pas, it would be a penalty, negating the play and moving them backwards for the next play.
But u can kick the ball
Little background on #3, David Tyree (the helmet catch guy), wasn't a big time receiver, he worked on special teams. The Patriots were on their way to being the best team of all time, having an undefeated season. Giants were complete underdogs. Patriots had Tom Brady, Randy Moss and a bunch of others I can't think of right now. So for David Tyree to go up and catch that with his helmet was incredible. That play crushed the Patriots dreams of being the greatest team of all time
A tee is used for kickoffs. It could be used to practice field goals, and I would use it, but I would still recommend getting your buddy to be a place kicker to practice kicking field goals the way you would have to in a game.
@Kiwi Kicker - That single bar "facemask" is typical of kickers, as they are protected from much of the violence of the game by the rules, therefore requiring much less in the way of a cage for their faces. The stand for a placed kick is technically a "tee", as in golf. Yes a pass beyond the line of scrimmage needs to be lateral or backward. These passes are referred to as laterals or a lateral pass, even when they clearly go backward.
At 2:56 you can see the Seahawks player's feet hit the ground first, but they both had a good grip.
Kevin Dyson (guy who scored the music city miracle TD #4) is now the principal of my old elementary school lol
I’ll give you 5 from 3 games 2 Super Bowls, and what could mean the end of the pats playoff bit this year. Super bowl 49 end of game when Kearse made a miracle catch from Wilson, then Butler made a miracle interception 2 plays later to end it. Then in Super Bowl 51 Hightower miraculously strips the ball from Ryan to start the comeback, then Edelman caught that miracle catch on 3rd and forever to keep the game tying drive alive. Then week 14 2018 against the dolphins, the pats blow the game on a miracle lateral play bye Miami to win with no time left. Now Pats have to go to KC!
That Eagles vs Giants game is legendary. Eagles fans call it "The Miracle at the Meadowlands". The Giants QB was Joe Pisarchik, who then was later released by the Giants and signed by the Eagles. Super nice dude though, met him a couple times
Anything can happen any given Sunday😏.....can’t...resist....a Favre marathon now💚💛💚💛F4L!!!!
I’ve really been enjoying you’re genuine reactions I subbed
Where is DeSean Jackson against the Giants?
Kyle Hassett miracle in the meadowlands. That’s my favorite and I’m a cowboy fan lol
And Malcolm butlers game winning pick in the Super Bowl
Let’s not talk about that
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Play #6 is named "Holy roller" and it is one of the greatest miracle plays of all time. It is from an era of the Raiders in which they had a bunch of incredible players like Ken Stabler and Howie Long on the team.
On that hand off that got run back for a touchdown, the Giants (in blue) were winning and just needed to run out the clock. That was Herman Edwards (#46) that ran that fumble in for a touchdown.
David tyree the guy who caught it in his helmet never caught another pass in the nfl
Michael Zonneveld that’s so true
That #6 play was before they added a rule that the offense cannot advance the ball via a fumble; if they do, they keep possession but at the point the ball was fumbled.
#1 is called "the Immaculate Reception" it is arguably the most famous catch in NFL history and also has a lot of controversy surrounding it....some argue that it was a clean catch some say he caught it on a bounce off the field which would make it incomplete pass and the play would be over.....its up there with the "Hand of God" goal in soccer scored by player from Argentina against England in the 1986 World Cup which is also known for being famous for the amount of controversy surrounding it.
I'm a huge New York Giants fan I met David Tyree at my job he came in and I got his autograph. I told him mr. Tyree that catch is going to get me through the rest of my life. He was such a nice guy and Eli Manning is a Hall of Fame Legend I can't wait to see what the Giants do this year!
Jersey Jay can’t wait until both of our teams match up again
@@brodiemartin9306 me either they play this season gonna be sweet!! I already have tickets to the game.
Wow John Madden out on the field @5:21!
As a saints fan, I’m surprised “that play” wasn’t on here
How did you lose to the Vikings
B H how are you loved?
I said no cause people have hearts
B H yea but u don’t
I said no then how am I alive and talking to you
Recent miracle play: Dolphins beat Patriots in very last play. December 2018
Vader-44 I am born and bred in Oakland, but have been a Dolphins fan my whole life. The Miracle In Miami brought a tear to my eye
4:42 this play caused a rule change, if the ball is fumbled forward only the player who fumbled it is allowed to recover.
#3 is a personal favorite of mine.
Needs to be updated with the Miracle in Minnesota and the Jules catch from the Atlanta Super Bowl!
To give more context the helmet catch was what set the giants up to win the Super Bowl and prevent the patriots from having an undefeated season
There are some more wild plays from college football. (130 teams vs 32 teams in the NFL) There have also been a fair number of last second hail mary plays in the NFL that weren't on that video.
I’ll never forget the David Tyre catch
#1 is called the immaculate reception. As a Raider fan, this one still hurts.
U should have way more subs
#7 is the original "Hail Mary". 1975 and Roger Staubach coined the phrase for football.
That Drew Pearson catch at 7, he also had to dodge an Orange thrown from the stands on the play.
was happy seeing the music city miracle, but damn if the yard didnt hurt
The craziest part about #3 with the Giants beating the Patriots in the super bowl on that catch on the helmet is that that Patriots team was 18-0 at the time and everyone said if they won that game (which they were expected to do easily) that they would go down in history as the greatest team of all time. During the season they broke almost every offensive record on the books. They had arguably the best QB of all time throwing to arguably the best WR of all time. They didn't just beat teams during the regular season, they humiliated teams. Everyone watched them because no one had ever seen anything like it. And then the team that beat them, the team that kept them from being considered the greatest team of all time was a real ragtag group that almost didn't even make the playoffs. To have that upset happen with that miracle catch might have been the greatest thing I will ever see in my lifetime.
#6 Is known as The Holy Roller or The Immaculate Deception. If you look closely you'll see a much younger John Madden, who was in his final year as head coach of the Raiders at the time (1978).
As others have stated, #3 was in the Super Bowl. NE had been the second team in league history to go undefeated in the regular season. They were UNSTOPPABLE. Imagine watching a pro team run over high school teams - that's what the season looked like for NE. The Giants faced them in the Super Bowl and everyone knew NE was going to finish off the greatest season in football history. But then this play happened. It's one of the most improbable plays in a big game I've ever seen.