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Title: NFL 100: Immaculate Reception named greatest play
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URL Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf ... lay/ar-AAHBO2m?ocid=spartanntp
Published: Sep 21, 2019
Author: Jace Evans, USA TODAY
Post Date: 2019-09-21 21:46:26 by BTP Holdings
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Views: 448
Comments: 3

NFL 100: Immaculate Reception named greatest play

Jace Evans, USA TODAY 16 hrs ago

This is the NFL's 100th season, and to celebrate, the league has launched a new series called the "NFL 100 Greatest." First up was the 100 greatest plays, a two-part series from NFL Films that concluded Friday night on NFL Network.

The list was compiled by 80 people selected by the Associated Press and NFL Media. Their conclusion? The "Immaculate Reception" is the greatest play in NFL history.

For the few unfamiliar: The "Immaculate Reception" was a play made by Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris at the end of a 1972 divisional round playoff game against the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium. Facing fourth down shortly after Ken Stabler put the Raiders ahead with a late scramble for a TD, Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw fired a pass over the middle that deflected off Raiders DB Jack Tatum – at least that's what the refs ruled, as there was a rule at the time that would have nullified the play had the ball only hit the Steelers' John Fuqua, who was leveled by Tatum on the play – and ricocheted several yards back up the field. Harris grabbed the ball out of the air and raced up the sidelines, giving the Steelers the game-winning touchdown.

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It was the Steelers' first playoff win in what was then their 39th year of existence. They would go on to win four Super Bowls later in the decade, and currently have six Lombardi Trophies (tied with the Patriots for the most) and sit second behind the Pats with 36 total playoff victories.

© Harry Cabluck, AP Franco Harris eludes a tackle by the Oakland Raiders' Jimmy Warren to complete the "Immaculate Reception" in 1972.

The No. 2 play as voted by the panel was "The Catch," the Joe Montana to Dwight Clark connection in the 1981 NFC Championship Game that sent the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl for the first time.

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Similar to the "Immaculate Reception," this was seen as a historical turning point as the balance of power in the NFC was perceived as having transferred from the Cowboys to the 49ers for the duration of the 1980s.

No. 3 on the list was "The Helmet Catch," New York Giants WR David Tyree's remarkable grab against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

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It helped set up the Giants' game-winning touchdown that prevented the Patriots from a perfect 19-0 record.

The rest of the list, which features plenty of other iconic, named plays, can be found here.

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#1. To: BTP Holdings (#0) (Edited)

I'm looking forward to the 100 Greatest Characters in the NFL.

A Lifetime of Sundays was also a very well done documentary.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2019-09-22   2:29:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Lod (#1) (Edited)

A Lifetime of Sundays

We (JAM Productions) were working Security for the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago.

I was on the End Zone with the low wall. There was this guy wearing a Bear suit edging his way down the stairs. The big boss, Jerry, one of the owners came along.

I said, "Jerry, you see the guy in the bear suit?" He said, "Yes."

I said, "I think he wants to jump." He said, "You think so?" I said, "Yes."

He said, "We will call a supervisor and send him back to his seat."

I said, "C'mon Jerry. Let him jump. I'll grab him by the tail on the way over the fence."

He said, "No." Spoil sport. :-/

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2019-09-22   2:40:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: BTP Holdings (#2)

They left that out of the documentary. :-)

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2019-09-22   2:56:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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