5 most jaw-dropping moments in NFL playoff history
The NFL playoffs have featured some of the most iconic plays of all time. In a single-elimination tournament where every game is win-or-go-home, each crucial moment escalates to epic importance. A single play during the postseason is truly capable of changing the course of NFL history.
There have been many electrifying moments and unforgettable plays in NFL playoff history, some so much so that they are given nicknames.
Here are five of the most jaw-dropping moments of all time in NFL postseason history.
#5 - The Beast Quake
The Seattle Seahawks hosted the New Orleans Saints during the 2010 NFC Wild Card Playoffs. The Seahawks led the game by four points with about four minutes remaining and had the ball, so they could try to to ice the game with a touchdown drive.
The Seahawks were at their own 33 yard line when they handed the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, who broke several tackles on his way to a 67 yard game-sealing touchdown run. He lived up to his NFL nickname "Beast Mode" and when the crowd erupted, the loud noise registered on a local seismograph, earning the play its nickname The Beast Quake.
#4 - The Minneapolis Miracle
Unfortunately for the Saints, they appear on the wrong side of this list again. This time, they were hosted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2017 NFC Divisional Playoffs. The Vikings had the ball down by one point with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game when the Minneapolis Miracle happened.
We get to see the man who made the Minneapolis Miracle happen take on the team he made it happen for next season. 😎
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Case Keenum fired a pass to Stefon Diggs, who made a leaping grab. Saints safety Marcus Williams whiffed on a routine tackle, allowing Diggs to score a game-winning 61 yard touchdown. It was the first time in NFL playoff history that a game ended on an offensive touchdown as time expired.