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NFL notable games and plays

Enter popular names of games or plays named after the events detailed in the Description column.
The year shown is the calendar year when the game was played not the designation of the season.
Games and plays in question are described in more detail in this wiki category page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_football_incidents
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Description
Year
Answer
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb needed to complete an extra-long 4th down to name this play.
2004
4th and 26
A long run by Marshawn Lynch gets the Seattle Seahawks past the New Orleans Saints.
2011
Beast Quake / Beast Mode
A Thanksgiving Day game in Dallas between the hometown Cowboys and their division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles. Named after allegations against the visiting teams coaching staff who allegedly placed a $200 price tag on the "head" of Dallas kicker Luis Zendejas.
1989
Bounty Bowl
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez fumbles the ball hitting his own offensive lineman.
2012
Butt Fumble
Joe Montana finds Dwight Clark in the end-zone and gets the 49ers past Dallas Cowboys.
1982
The Catch
Dan Marino had the whole Jets defense fooled by this trick play to score the game-winning touchdown.
1994
Clock Play / Fake Spike Game
Buffalo Bills overcome a 32-point second half deficit to beat the Houston Oilers and advance in the playoffs.
1993
The Comeback
John Elway orchestrates a 98-yard long 4th quarter comeback to get the Broncos past the Cleveland Browns in the 1986 AFC Championship game.
1987
The Drive
Same teams met in the AFC Championship game the very next year and the game was decided by a turnover. Cleveland running back Earnest Byner lost the ball at the Denver one-yard line with 1:12 left on the clock.
1988
The Fumble
Quarterback Ken Stabler finds Tight End Dave Casper for a 42-yard gain setting up a game-tying field goal.
1977
Ghost to the Post
NBC aired a TV film about this little girl from the Alps instead of the end of the Raiders vs Jets game which the team from Oakland won by scoring two touchdowns in the last minute of regulation.
1968
Heidi Game
David Tyree makes an improbable catch to down the invincible New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
2008
Helmet Catch
Steelers running back Franco Harris catches a deflection and goes all the way vs the Raiders.
1972
Immaculate Reception
Joe Flacco and Jacoby Jones steal the game in Denver to progress to the AFC Championship game.
2013
Mile High Miracle
Quarterback Case Keenum finds Steffon Diggs for a 61-yard score to propel the Vikings to the NFC championship game
2018
Minneapolis Miracle
Philadelphia Eagles defender Herman Edwards brings a fumble back to the end-zone and scores the winning touchdown against the division rivals New York Giants as the time expires.
1978
Miracle at the Meadowlands
Another comeback orchestrated by the Eagles against the Giants scoring 28 unanswered points in the last 7:28 of the final quarter.
2010
Miracle at the New Meadowlands
A series of several lateral passes takes the hometown Dolphins to the winning score against the New England Patriots.
2018
Miracle in Miami
Hometown Titans wide receiver Kevin Dyson takes a lateral pass for a 75-yard score against the visiting Buffalo Bills.
2000
Music City Miracle
Seattle Seahawks defeat the visiting Green Bay Packers with a last second heave by the quarterback Russell Wilson marked by an officiating controversy regarding the catch of the pass.
2012
Fail Mary
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles catches a TD pass from TE Trey Burton to extend the lead against the New England Patriots during the Super Bowl LII.
2018
Philly Special
New Orleans Saints connect on three lateral passes as the time expires to bring the score within one point. The euphoria didn't last since the kicker John Carney missed the extra point.
2003
River City Relay
The Oakland Raiders forced the fumble on Tom Brady that was overturned due to a controversial rule.
2002
Tuck Rule Game
Position of Scott Norwood's kick in Super Bowl XXV.
1991
Wide Right
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