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Football games that can be referred to by one word or phrase. (1 Viewer)

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How many games can be referred to by a word or phrase.

The Immaculate Reception: Pittsburgh vs Oakland, December 23, 1972. (Franco Harris)

The Ice Bowl: Green Bay vs Dallas, December 31, 1967.

The Catch: San Francisco vs Dallas, January 10, 1982. (Dwight Clark)

The Drive: Denver vs Cleveland, January 11, 1987.

The Fumble: Denver vs Cleveland, January 17, 1988.

The Music City Miracle: Tennessee vs Buffalo, January 8, 2000.

The Holy Roller (or Immaculate Deception): Oakland vs San Diego, September 10, 1978. (Stabler/Banaczak/Casper)

The Miracle at the Meadowlands: Philadelphia vs New York, November 19, 1978. (Herman Edwards)

Any others....

 
The 2002 AFC Divisional Playoff game, known to some as the "Tuck rule game"[1] (and known by Patriots fans as "Snow Bowl,"[2][3]) - Raiders vs Patriots.

 
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Chargers-Steelers 1995 AFC title game - "three more yards".

"The Sneakers Game" (December 9, 1934, Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, NFL Championship game)[3]

The game was played at the Polo Grounds in frigid weather on a frozen field. At halftime, New York coach Steve Owen provided his team with basketball shoes for better traction. Gliding on the ice with the sneakers, the Giants scored 27 points in 10 minutes during the fourth quarter, and ended up beating the until-then undefeated Bears 30-13, winning the championship and denying the Bears their third straight championship (their second against the Giants) and the first undefeated and untied season in NFL history.

Super Bowl III - the Guarantee

Bottlegate (December 16, 2001, Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)

The Bottlegate game occurred during a late 2001 NFL season game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland. The Browns were driving toward the east end zone for what would have been the winning score. Browns' wide receiver Quincy Morgan caught a pass for a first down on 4th and 1. After quarterback Tim Couch spiked the ball on the next play to stop the clock, the referee announced that they were going to review Morgan's catch, saying that the replay officials had buzzed him, indicating for a replay review, before Couch spiked the ball. The referee did not actually move to his buzzer until well after Couch had snapped and spiked the ball, but replay official would later claim that the referee merely did not react in time to stop the spike play. In reviewing the play, the referee determined that Morgan never had control of the ball, thus the pass was incomplete, and the Jaguars were awarded the ball. However, fans in the infamous "Dawg Pound" began throwing plastic beer bottles and other objects directed at and striking players and officials. The referee then declared the game over and sent the teams to the locker rooms. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue called the game supervisor to override the referee's decision, sending the players back onto the field after a thirty-minute delay, where the Jaguars ran out the last seconds under a hail of debris.

 
There has to be one for the "One Yard Short" Superbowl (where the Rams player tackled the guy 1 yard shy of a TD as time expired.)

 
"The Game"

I think of this game as something that is either heart wrenching or heart warming depending on what side you are on. This game had it all. There were something like 8 lead changes and going into the final quarter one team finally pulled away a bit, going up by 10, and maintained the lead. It was a great game.

 
Mario Kart said:
"The Game"I think of this game as something that is either heart wrenching or heart warming depending on what side you are on. This game had it all. There were something like 8 lead changes and going into the final quarter one team finally pulled away a bit, going up by 10, and maintained the lead. It was a great game.
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I don't think any game can justifiably be nicknamed "The Game."
 
Chase Stuart said:
Mario Kart said:
"The Game"I think of this game as something that is either heart wrenching or heart warming depending on what side you are on. This game had it all. There were something like 8 lead changes and going into the final quarter one team finally pulled away a bit, going up by 10, and maintained the lead. It was a great game.
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I don't think any game can justifiably be nicknamed "The Game."
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I don't even know what game he's talking about. Super Mario Kart?
 
Chase Stuart said:
Mario Kart said:
"The Game"I think of this game as something that is either heart wrenching or heart warming depending on what side you are on. This game had it all. There were something like 8 lead changes and going into the final quarter one team finally pulled away a bit, going up by 10, and maintained the lead. It was a great game.
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I don't think any game can justifiably be nicknamed "The Game."
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It was the game above all games. I have a difficult time not believing that you have no idea what game I mean. Everyone knows what game I am talking about by just calling it "the Game". It is the best of all time.
 
Bobcat10 said:
David Yudkin said:
The Freezer Bowl

The Catch

The Ice Bowl

The Hail Mary

The Drive

Bottlegate

The Helmet Catch
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There have been a few of these I'd imagine. Which are you referring to?
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The Hail Mary (December 28, 1975, Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings, NFC Divisional Playoff Game)The term Hail Mary pass first came to national awareness with this game. With 24 seconds left in the game, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, nicknamed "Captain Comeback", threw a desperate 50-yard winning touchdown pass to "Mr. Clutch" Drew Pearson to defeat the Minnesota Vikings. Until this time, a last-second desperation pass had been called several names, most notably the "Big Ben."

 
Bobcat10 said:
David Yudkin said:
The Freezer Bowl

The Catch

The Ice Bowl

The Hail Mary

The Drive

Bottlegate

The Helmet Catch
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There have been a few of these I'd imagine. Which are you referring to?
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Its probably the Drew Pearson 50 yard touchdown play vs the Vikings at the Met during a playoff game in the mid 70's. Vikings fans old enough to remember are probably still burned that no offensive interference was called on the play. Admittedly when I think of a "Hail Mary" game though, I think of the 2 college classics - the Doug Flutie Hail Mary vs the Canes and the Kordell Stewart to Michael Westbrook play vs Michigan.
 
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