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The total distance of 69 yards is the longest Hail Mary pass in NFL history. January 16, 2016 : In the postseason after the Miracle in Motown , Aaron Rodgers completed a second Hail Mary pass: faced with a 4th and 20 on his own 4-yard line and a 20–13 deficit against the Arizona Cardinals in the final minute of the game, Rodgers threw a 60-yard completion to Jeff Janis .
2014 — Arizona State vs. USC: Trailing 34–32 with seven seconds remaining, Arizona State quarterback Mike Bercovici completed a 46-yard Hail Mary pass to wide receiver Jaelen Strong as time expired to defeat #16 USC, 38–34, in Los Angeles. This was the first time Arizona State had won in the Coliseum since 1999.
- Boston College’s Doug Flutie to Gerard Phelan vs. Miami, November 23, 1984
- Colorado’s Kordell Stewart to Michael Westbrook vs. Michigan, September 24, 1994
- Cleveland’s Tim Couch to Kevin Johnson vs. New Orleans, October 31, 1999
- Seattle’s Russell Wilson to Golden Tate vs. Green Bay, September 24, 2012.
- Arizona’s Kyler Murray to Deandre Hopkins vs. Buffalo, November 15, 2020
Situation: Second and 10 from Miami's 48-yard line. | WATCH “I believed it could happen,” Flutie told reporters after his Hail Mary shocked Miami, 47-45, as well as his teammates and head coach. Taking the ball at his own 20 with 28 seconds left, Flutie—who won the 1984 Heisman Trophy—moved the Eagles 32 yards in three plays. With six seconds left,...
Situation:Second and 10 from Colorado's 36-yard line. The Buffaloes were down, 26-21, and needed to go 85 yards in 15 seconds. Stewart passed 21 yards to Westbrook, spiked the football to stop the clock, and on the next play threw perhaps the most impressive Hail Mary in football history. The ball traveled nearly 75 yards and was tipped into Westbr...
Situation: First and 10 from Cleveland's 44-yard line. | WATCH The Browns had an 0-7 record, losing five games by double-digits, in their first year back in the NFL since the original Browns moved to Baltimore. Cleveland was on its way to a hard-luck defeat in New Orleans, trailing 16-14 with two seconds left and 56 yards to go. On the final play, ...
Situation: Fourth and 10 from Green Bay's 24-yard line. | WATCH “Don’t ask me any questions about the officials,” Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said after the game, a 14-12 loss by Green Bay. “It was awful. That’s all I’m going to say about it,” said Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. They were speaking about the “Fail Mary,” as it quickly came ...
Situation: First and 10 from the Buffalo 43-yard line. | WATCH Nearly five years after Rodgers’ incredible throw, Murray made a similar Hail Mary of his own. The throw was made into same end zone where Rodgers connected with Janis. Murray scrambled backward and stepped out of a Buffalo tackle attempt before spinning and hurling the ball to Hopkins,...
- Aaron Rodgers to Richard Rodgers (2015) It is fitting that Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers tops our list and is honoured with the best Hail Mary pass of all-time.
- Roger Staubach to Drew Pearson (1975) Here it is, the pass that started it all. The NFC divisional playoff was always going to bring fireworks as the Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys locked horns but few would have predicted what unfolded.
- Tim Couch to Kevin Johnson (1999) If that Dalton-Green combo has just awoken bad memories for Browns fans then, hopefully, our Hail Mary bronze medal conjures happier ones.
- Andy Dalton to AJ Green (2016) Sometimes a Hail Mary wins the game at the death, sometimes it takes you to the Super Bowl and sometimes it is just impressive because it is.
Oct 29, 2024 · What we think of as a Hail Mary pass — a last-minute game-winning heave — was a phrase popularized in the 1975 playoffs. On fourth-and-16 from the 50-yard line and trailing 14-10 to the ...
Aug 21, 2024 · The Hail Mary pass stands as one of football’s most thrilling and unpredictable plays. Its blend of desperation and hope captures the essence of the sport’s dramatic nature. From its origins with Roger Staubach to unforgettable moments in both college and NFL games, the Hail Mary has etched itself into the annals of football history.
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Nov 24, 2022 · History of Football's 'Hail Mary' Pass. Before a University of Miami–Notre Dame football game in the late 1980s, a team chaplain for the Hurricanes dismissed the notion that the Catholics from South Bend, Indiana, had the Almighty on their side. “God doesn't care who wins football games,” the cleric huffed.When Lou Holtz, the Fighting ...
