The Most Famous Plays in NFL History

[@spiceboymike]

I LOVE that these were the actual broadcast clips!!! Most of them I've only seen in "highlight" form over the years!

[@glennsampson5945]

I was glad you included some old time plays too. The one old time play that definitely should be there is Jim Marshall's 60 yard wrong way run. Sometimes life isn't fair. You're a great hall of famer and the only play anybody can remember is running the ball the wrong way. Also, it would be nice to have a little context for these plays. That's why a lot of these plays are so famous. For example, the first play was the end of the 1958 championship game. It was the first nationally televised game and the first NFL game to go into sudden death overtime. This game helped propel the popularity of the sport. Back then the goalposts were then at the front of the endzone. The Colts (then in Baltimore) had the ball on the right side of the field. A short field goal attempt from the side would leave a narrow angle while kicking from the middle would leave a wide easy angle. The conventional wisdom was to run to the left setting up an easy field goal if they failed to score a touchdown. Thinking that the Colts would do this, the Giants stacked that side of the line. The Colts tripped them up by running the other way and Ameche scored. The second play was the end of the "Ice Bowl," an NFL championship game played on New Year's Eve. Green Bay installed an electrically heated field which was supposed to melt any snow keeping the field clean. But they did not anticipate that the night before the game, the temperature would drop to a record 29 degrees below 0. This broke the heating system and turned the melted snow into a sheet of ice. The game has ever since been known as the "Ice Bowl." At game time, the temperature was 13 below and only decreased from there. It was so brutally cold that play by play announcer Frank Gifford's cup of coffee froze solid -- so much for using the coffee to keep warm! The players from both teams said it was by far the most physically demanding game they ever played in. The play occurred on 3rd down with Green Bay being out of timeouts. The conventional wisdom was to call a pass play so that if they weren't successful they would have another shot; a running play would eat up all the remaining time. Lombardi took a huge gamble in calling for a QB sneak but the gamble worked and Green Bay became the only team to ever win three consecutive NFL championships. Two weeks later, Green Bay played the AFL champions, the Oakland Raiders, it what would retroactively be called Superbowl II.

[@murmist01]

My body is practically numb from all the chills I got from these plays 😮❤

[@hagamapama]

Can't have every moderately good play that happened to a team you like guys, we'd be here all week.

[@ivanlambert5524]

Thank you for this; it took a lot of hard work. However, you really did miss one. SB XVII Miami led Washington 17-13 in the 4th Q. On 4th-and-1 Washington went for it, and the play was blocked perfectly, and John Riggins broke a tackle and went 43 yards for a TD. Recently was voted into the Top-Ten SB plays ever.

[@patwiggins6969]

Roll Diesel! I picked Miami in that game but Riggins made me change sides

[@Tlducken]

That Russell Wilson pick is going to haunt Seahawks fans forever.

[@patwiggins6969]

You could also include Mike Ditka's catch and run for the Bears in their first game after the Kennedy assassination. Ditka was full of emotion and nothing was going to stop him. Mark Gastineau's sack dance against the Rams and the Redskins fun bunch in Texas stadium. Both started fights that began the whole celebration controversy. Tony Dorsett's 99 yard run against the Vikings in the playoffs and A.J. Duhe's interception for a touchdown against the Jets in the playoffs. One more, Jack Squirek intercepting the screen pass and scoring against the Redskins in the Superbowl

[@lewisbrowning2039]

The hook and lateral play Dolphins vs Chargers should've been in there too!!!

[@matthewzablocki5310]

I miss the days when football coaches dressed in suits on game day . I'm a little young for it tbh but it was cool to see.

[@kevaninthe4135]

About 10 years or so ago Jack Del Rio and Mike Nolan wore suits on the sideline. Nolan did it to honor his father who wore a suit on the sidelines and Del Rio wanted in on it. Originally the NFL said no because coaches are only to wear team logo attire but Reebok told the NFL it will make team attire suits and the NFL then said yes to the suit proposal.

[@threecreationleather6596]

Always good to see the Cowboy clips, being Americas team and all.

[@redscorpion9411]

At 9:27, notice the patriot making a snow angel after Vinaterri's successful kick! 😂

[@josiah__domster1417]

Red Scorpion Lol

[@redscorpion9411]

At 9:40, he does it again!!!

[@josiah__domster1417]

U have a good Eye😂

[@roshango125ab]

he did that again in the super bowl after vinaterri's game winner then

[@ralphmoore69er]

That ice bowl sneak by Starr is my all time favorite.

[@usmcfutball]

Not a Steelers fan. Not a James Harrison fan. But......oh my!! What an incredible string of moments ending in that TD right at the stroke of halftime. Still...the Cards led in the 4th Quarter. Until Big Ben went sidewinder missile. Great Super Bowl. And an excellent vid! Thank you very much!

[@avenger2282]

That Tracy Porter pick-six was the greatest moment of my life.

[@floodsterssportszone3814]

Avenger22 ha

[@PoweDiePie]

The Helmet Catch isn't far behind for me

[@kevaninthe4135]

Same and I'm not even a Saints fan. Just couldn't stand Peyton and the Colts.

[@thedudeguy121]

You misspelled James Harrison

[@mrguire5192]

Avenger22 until he got killed by beast mode

[@tommylitz4543]

A few more most famous plays to consider for Vol 2: Jim Marshall running the "wrong way" on fumble return (49ers vs Vikes circa 1966) John Riggins game-changing 4th & 1 TD run in SB 17 ('skins vs 'fins 1982-83) Lawrence Taylor's sack on Joe Theismann - his leg bone snapping on national TV (Giants vs 'skins MNF 1986) Trailing by 6 points with 00:40 left, Cowboys backup QB Clint Longley replaces Staubach and heaves game winning Hail Mary TD to Drew Pearson ('boys vs 'skins Thanksgiving Day circa 1974)

[@glennsampson5945]

Note: Clint Longley replaced injured Roger Staubach in the middle of the 3rd quarter and led the Cowboys on three scoring drives with the last one being that game winning bomb near the end of the game. You've got the date right. The game was played on Thanskgiving 1974. Note: Clint Longley only played in a few other games and had lousy stats. If you can have only one career highlight, this is the highlight you want.

[@carlose0318]

Flacco's Mile High Miracle at Denver in 2012 didn't make this?! I didn't realize this was just a list of plays from teams with larger markets

[@McIntyreBible]

17:13, yea, I agree with the commentator; that has to be the greatest catch ever!

[@patwiggins6969]

The two plays that stand out most in my memories involve the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The first one they were 0-12 going up against the 12-0 Dallas Cowboys. Tied late in the game and looking for the upset, the Tampa defender tried for the interception and missed. Dallas receiver scored the winning touchdown. Second one was at the Chicago Bears. Bears had a shutout going late in the game. Vinny Testaverde threw an easy interception that should have sealed the deal. Instead the Chicago defender tried to lateral the ball to a teammate and a Buccaneer receiver grabbed the ball out of the air and scored their team's only touchdown of the game spoiling Chicago's bid for a shutout.

[@theredbaronlives9889]

Several memorable plays not shown that should of been: 1- miami vs SD 1981 playoff Hook& lateral. 2- jim Marshall 1964 wrong way td. 3-Don chandlers fg that was no good but called good 1965 playoff GB vs Baltimore to send game into OT.Uprights raised the next season 4-Roger Staubach to Tony Hill td final seconds to beat Redskins 1979 puts Dallas in playoffs. 5-John Riggins 4th qt 46yd TD to beat miami SB 17. 6-Tommy Kramer TD pass hailmary to ahmad Rashad final seconds to beat Browns 1980. 7-SB6 Bob Lilly 36yd Sack of Miami QB bob griese. 8-Rob Lytle's fumble vs Raiders that wasn't called 1977 afc championship game. 9- Danny White's TD to drew Pearson final seconds to beat atl in 1980 playoffs. 10-Norm van brocklins 80yrd td to tom fears to beat the Browns for nfl title 1951.the only championship the Rams have won in LA

[@tomy5868]

the Swan catch is GOD-LIKE

[@joshuakline1435]

John Riggins 4th and 1 touchdown during SB 17 as commonly known to my fellow Redskins fans as "The Run"

[@patwiggins6969]

Atlanta: I'm up 28-3! New England: I am inevitable

[@jasonfischer8946]

Great video, but I'm surprised you didn't put the Ravens vs Denver Divisional Game Hail Mary. They went to the SB because of that.

[@76JStucki]

I'm a lifelong Bears fan, LOVE the '85 Bears, but...man, I'm tired of that SB XX play where Fridge scores. It was a novelty stunt, not a particularly great play, and it should have been Walter.

[@tygrkhat4087]

Ditka admitted it was a mistake not to let Sweetness score in SBXX.

[@coryburris8211]

Agree that Payton should have been given a chance to score the TD. That said, Fridge ran right through a well positioned linebacker to score.

[@65TossTrap]

I remember a last minute play against the Cowboys that was unusual. I just don’t recall the year or other team. Third and long. No time left for another play before half. Cowboys in prevent and the offense has to go forty yards to get in field goal range. Offense throws a short screen. Five blockers get in front of the receiver and he makes it to the end zone! Anyone remember that play and the teams? Secondly, in 1961 in a game between the Colts and the Lions, Colts scored on a last minute come back touchdown. They leave nine seconds on the clock. What happens next is incredible. The Lions take the kickoff and leave one second on the clock. One play. Lions QB Milt Plum throws the to Lions receiver and he scores from seventy yards out.

[@cmreap]

I'm surprised (and happy) that they didn't include the gruesome Joe Theismann injury. It was certainly unpleasant, but I don't think you can argue that it was a famous play.

[@hambb]

3:24 why didn't they just kneel it

[@thegoat8432]

Hamb wasn’t invented back then. That’s the reason why they invented it.

[@joemarshall4226]

Nobody knelt then. It was considered the macho thing to just play out the clock normally. Here's the rest of the story: Larry Csonka, the running back who never got the handoff (bad job by the QB, was a pro-bowl player for years, and was in his last year in the league. HE HAD NEVER FUMBLED IN HIS CAREER BEFORE THIS PLAY! And he never fumbled again!

[@robertdecourcey6400]

Thats completely wrong they had him kneel twice and the Eagles pummeled him so the coach called a handoff to protect him Joe Pizarcic

[@joemarshall4226]

I'm right about Csonka.

[@joemarshall4226]

And I'm right that there was a time when no one took a knee. If the Eagles were allowed to pummel him, there was a different rule then than there is now, where the defense is not allowed to hurt the QB once he takes a knee...I would like to see a tape of the last few plays if it is available.....

[@Wolf_3125]

Brett Favre's winning TD pass in 1992 should have been there, as well as Eric Davis' pick six in of Troy Aikman in the 1994 NFC Championship, as well as Reggie White's sack that helped secure Superbowl 31 for the Packers.

[@neneshubby]

If they tried to put in every single significant play we’d be here for hours.

[@Borrow919]

3:23 Herman "you play to win the game!!" Edwards was saying "WTF is with these announcers? I play to WIN THE GAME! A late interception will preserve a Giant win my ass!"

[@floodsterssportszone3814]

No James white TD or Rodger hailmarys other then that fantastic vid

[@mspence1562]

You really think those had the most impact on the game no, no one cares about Rodgers Hail Marys

[@joshb1050]

@@mspence1562 A lot of people kind of do soooo yeah lol.... good job looking like an idiotic douchebag

[@johnmanning983]

Saved the best for last!!! :)

[@hambb]

The video is chronological

[@johnmanning983]

I know. I was joking.

[@rccb]

Philly Special Super Bowl 52

[@marylonburthe1815]

It has been 4 months, but you had not finished the description. When will you finish it?

[@AtariiWave]

The Immaculate Reception!

[@josiah__domster1417]

Steel Penguin Yep

[@JoeVideoed]

May have to redo this to include the Diggs walkoff TD for the Vikings. In fact u may have to redo it every year.

[@cmreap]

Good one, but they'd also have to include the Nick Foles TD reception from the same year.

[@bruconicinfernon4noplatoon317]

What no Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, John Riggins, Gale Sayers, Otis Taylor, Human joystick, Mark Gastaneau, Reggie White, Derek Thomas

[@andrewlarson4764]

I'm one of your biggest fans you don't have much subs but I think you're awsome

[@itellyouwhatjackson1082]

8:47... FUMBLE!!!!!!....period!

[@bennyg3955]

Well according to the rules the refs got it right.. it was an incomplete pass.

[@mshat18]

Salty much

[@karenduguid3943]

The catch no catch by Dez has to be one of the most HEARTBREAKING plays I've seen in my 40+ years as a COWBOYS fan. Cost Romo his chance at a Superbowl

[@josiah__domster1417]

He didn't Catch it

[@glennsampson5945]

I'm sure the Redskins gave you a couple others. "No! Danny! No!"

[@marknethercutt3381]

Lynn Swann catches were the best.

[@neneshubby]

Lynnn Swann only got in the HOF because NFL played that highlight for years. Single most overrated player in the Hall of Fame, doesn’t belong there

[@Nick83Fairfax]

Allen in SB XVIII, but no Riggins in SB XVII or Doug Williams in SB XXII?? Bias, maybe?

[@captainfangle2245]

Devin hesters superbowl return touchdown?

[@jasonfire3434]

Willie Brown pick six (Super Bowl XI) John Riggins run (Super Bowl XVII) Jacoby Jones Hail Mary vs. Broncos John Elway and "The Drive" Leon Lett on Thanksgiving Norwood's miss

[@bennyg3955]

Not sure what you're trying to say with this comment..... you just listed a bunch of random plays.. some of them aren't even a part of this video.

[@tygrkhat4087]

@@bennyg3955 That's the point, some of those should be on this video. And "Wide Right" is on this video.

[@glennsampson5945]

Norwood's miss is in the video. It occurs around 6:10.

[@Micah211]

2:50 Incomplete forward pass.

[@hambb]

Yeah, that was a bad call by the refs

[@billny33]

Not only that, but it's intentional grounding.

[@joemarshall4226]

Here's what actually happened on this play: Kenny (The Snake) Stabler was a crafty and wily player. He had rehearsed this situation with his teammates beforehand, saying, "If we ever get stuck with the game on the line, and we are about to get tackled, let's purposely fumble the ball forward, and see if we can get it into the end zone." All three offensive players involved in this play later admitted that they purposely fumbled the ball forward. It was the last play of the game, and it turned a defeat into victory....I think it was a playoff game. The NFL changed the rule after they admitted it. Now you cannot advance an offensive fumble in the last 2 minutes of either half.

[@JoeVideoed]

I saw that game; boy did the Chargers get screwed.

[@kevaninthe4135]

The Holy Roller play.

[@davidbrandel1311]

The Malcolm Butler interception should have been a penalty for a helmet to helmet hit.

[@phillyphilly_lii6441]

Should have showed the colts missed field goal after the buses fumble. Ben saved Jerome in his final season on that play.

[@yuwmcanadian4444]

the only one that includes the lions describes their entire history

[@glennsampson5945]

They were on the losing side of Tom Dempsey's 63 yard field goal. The record at the time was 56 yards. I remember Alex Karras saying that they started laughing when they brought in Dempsey to attempt a field goal. And they laughed for all 63 yards.

[@andrethegiant3035]

So that 63 yard kick would have been a 73 yarder in today’s game?

[@II-wb6rw]

Fuck You na ur mom would thi

[@andrewlarson7]

Andre The Giant huh?

[@GMZohar14]

15:45 Ah The HAIL-mary, amazing play

[@gavinf.7890]

Zohar Uzuki it's clearly an interception. Jennings has the ball pinned to his chest while Tate just had his hands on it

[@gimbobjenkins405]

A call so well done it got the replacement refs replaced.

[@collinghood6828]

No packers HAIL MARY?

[@mspence1562]

Ndudi Enwereuzor you really think that those have the greatest impact on the game NO, NO ONE CARES ABOUT THAT

[@tengmoua9384]

Ikr what wtf no packers hailmarys

[@dwaynehoward240]

Homie for the pats did two different snow angels

[@skinsman3]

No John Riggins Super Bowl 17?

[@jamesarmstrong1811]

where is David Garrard's hail Mary to win the game for Jacksonville?

[@depressedpanthersfan6778]

Great job lett! On 4th and 6 u gave the ball back to buffalo! Nice job

[@karenduguid3943]

#Beast Mode Lett it alone!

[@glennsampson5945]

Leon Lett's idiotic attempted fumble recovery on a blocked field goal during what should have been the last play of a Monday Night game against Miami was just a memorable.

[@raidermatt8398]

Kewl

[@phxmaster9684]

After seeing all these NFL buses I'm tempted to think all NFL KZbin channels hate the cardinals and their history

[@billny33]

What history? You mean Larry Fitzgerald's career?

[@glennsampson5945]

@@billny33 Yes they don't have a lot of positive history. The Cardinals also had a few good years under Don Coryell in the mid 70s too. Their offense gave people fits but their defense prevented them from ever getting to the Superbowl in the 70s.

[@lukecash3500]

May as well be a Raiders compilation and I'm not complaining :)

[@rwade32]

franco harris is a legend

[@AllTheNibblers]

Dez caught that shit and nobody will change my mind. I’m a titans fan

[@Fordry]

Missing The Tip?

[@KyrinChase]

Where is the “Mile High Miracle”

[@henry9649]

🏈🖐

[@whiteguyricky6316]

thank you for not putting shitty rap to this

[@jomic9060]

many omissions. u cant put them all in one video. hook and ladder td dolphins/chargers.

[@KidJames81]

what about 85 yard touchdown in Super Bowl 38?

[@billny33]

That was a really awesome play but it did not turn out to be the defining play of the game. I don't think any Super Bowl loser has their highlight play on here.

[@vinniestarich5050]

what about superbowl 31 favre calls an audible twice both for tds

[@joshsiegel6959]

No Jacoby Jones Hail Mary vs Denver?

[@TheJunegal]

No Devin Hester 2007 return

[@Look_Dad_Old_Tunes]

The Fail Mary, the Buttfumble...

[@frankmuller3686]

And Tebow doesn't have job in the nfl please!

[@gimbobjenkins405]

That one play is his highlight reel of good passes so yeah he is not in the NFL, maybe the XFL can find a spot for him.

[@bennyg3955]

I agree. He was unconventional, but he put up good numbers. Surprised no team would give him a shot.

[@andrewlarson7]

Frank Muller he wasn’t much of a passer. Throughout that playoff season he did practically nothing until the 4th quarter then made some miracles happen

[@nualajennings365]

Even after review the NFL IS A BAD PRODUCT

[@joaopedro6200]

philly special

[@bennyg3955]

This video was put together way before that happened

[@ba_charles]

So many illegal blocks in the back haha

[@gaudimatos5563]

Where the fuck are all the Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary

[@Tenormic3]

I might've added Von Miller's strip sack in SB50, Jacoby Jones 108 yard return, Desmond Howard etc...

[@DJSavage978]

the patriots aren't really that good, they had all the good luck go their way. It took them miracles to win their super bowls.

[@76JStucki]

Again, Bears fan here...14:20 should have been a TD. One of the worst calls I've ever seen. The Bears benefitted from it, but it was a terrible call. Detroit made the play and should've had 6.

[@nickcantrell1351]

No Von Miller strip sack in Super Bowl 50?

[@billny33]

You know what's crazy? At 16:37 it sounds like the Packers fans are groaning at the call because even they know it should have been a catch. Instead of cheering a turnover on downs to the Packers that almost puts the game away. Imagine that.

[@josiah__domster1417]

Dez Dropped it actually

[@josiah__domster1417]

These are old

[@joemarshall4226]

that's why the title says "history"

[@TheVarg78]

I love that the pats lineman made a snow angel in both games 9:25

[@HelloHeLL1000]

For Americans the world is only the USA ? is that in the older videos say world champions

[@razormc954]

Well, in this case.. "The world' refers to the fact that the best players and teams in the world are insputably in the US and Canada

[@HelloHeLL1000]

@@razormc954 LOL The NFL only exists in the U.S. how can they be world champions? I know most Americans are bad at geography, but to think that America is the world... Soccer for example all countries in the world play so there is world champion. Baseball only know in America and Japan I don't think they even play between them but the Americans say they're world champions.. Lol.

[@HelloHeLL1000]

@@razormc954 In Basketball for example: they are NBA champions. They don't say they're world champions because they know that sport play all over the world. and Americans are the best basketball players

[@razormc954]

@@HelloHeLL1000 The sport of American football is also played in Germany, the UK, Japan, Mexico, and Canada plays a very similar game..

[@noname-jp9nj]

THANK GOD AARON RODGERS AGAINST THE CARDINALS WASNT ON HERE

[@malachimendez2434]

Filippo Di Michele y wat happened

[@GMZohar14]

Title might as well be "The Most Famous Plays in Raiders History" lol

[@DelfinoDelphis]

2:50 incomplete forward pass?

[@yuwmcanadian4444]

I love how they include the "fail mary" aganst the Packers but not any of Aaron Rodgers's sucessful real hail mary's.

[@nickcolman3599]

“I’ll fill in the description later”*10 months go by and still isn’t finished*

[@jaysonvincent6029]

Cowboys hater...lol

[@henry9649]

Were is Odell

[@bennyg3955]

16:59

[@the20gage83]

You can't put a single play from the packers super bowl 45 run.

[@Micah211]

10:45

[@depressedpanthersfan6778]

Micah211 WTF are u saying?!? That's 2003 u fool

[@billny33]

I don't think any of their plays were memorable enough tbh. Not for an all time highlight reel like this. I feel like all their biggest plays from that run were INTs or INT returns. But none of them were so memorable that you had to play it back over and over unless you were a Packers fan.

[@vincesmets843]

Imply gas should depression practice guard willing.

[@blakehickling5592]

Pats should have been grounding than cheating bastards

[@gavinf.7890]

Where's the mile high miracle? And the favre int?

[@dantx94]

It was not a catch.

[@andrewbostian2328]

365th like

[@msdsez]

You're either a Patriot Fan or you're not. I'm not. The more I see 'em, the more I dislike them. Hate is too strong a word but let's say they irk me to a significant degree.