5 craziest game-winning plays in NFL history
Every week in the NFL, we see some of the biggest superstars in the league pull out magnificent plays. Fans across the league love to see these displays of brilliance.
When the game is on the line at the end of the match, we all love to see drama and excitement unfold. Whether it be a last-second touchdown for the win or an interception to close the game out, pulses are raised by such moments.
There have been plenty of examples of unbelievably crazy game-winning plays in NFL history, and here are five of them.
#5 - Malcolm Butler Interception - Super Bowl XLIX
In a battle for the ages, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks faced off in Super Bowl XLIX. It was Wilson who led his team down to the Patriots’ one-yard line with a chance to give the Seahawks a late lead.
However, with just 24 seconds on the clock, Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler intercepted Wilson at the goalline to seal the Super Bowl for Bill Belichick. Many NFL fans across the world wondered why the Seahawks didn’t transfer the ball off to wrecking-ball running-back Marshawn Lynch. But we’ll never know as Butler sealed a famous win.
#4 - The 'Immaculate Reception'
The 'Immaculate Reception' in the 1972 AFC Divisional Round will go down as one of the most famous plays in NFL history. Of course, it’s even more well known as it was a crazy game-winner.
With just 22 seconds left on the clock and the Pittsburgh Steelers trailing the Oakland Raiders 7-6, Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw a ball downfield that was broken up by Raiders safety Jack Tatum. But the ball was deflected into the hands of Steelers fullback Franco Harris, who ran it in for a 60-yard touchdown.
The 'Immaculate Reception' was later voted the greatest and most controversial play in NFL history by NFL Films.