Buffalo beat houston in the biggest nfl comeback in history. It was the greatest comeback in super bowl history the patriots once trailed by 25 led by tom brady, the greatest quarterback in nfl history, who threw for 466 yards. But new england responded to the circumstances with danny amendola scoring a 4yard. Throughout segments on each selection, a wide variety of personalities weigh in on the list.
In honor of week 8, we will take a look back at eight nfl comebacks that do deserve to be considered among the greatest in sports history. The value of harris book is the focus on the inner circle of footballs leadership, featuring minibiographies on the nfl s power players from rozelles meteoric rise in the early 1960s through. Admittedly, new england sports franchises are often on the other side of these comebacks, but the boston bruins fourgame collapse enters the list at no. One of the most improbable was the philadelphia eagles scoring 4 tds in the final 7 minutes over the giants on december 19, 2010. Super bowl record book should probably just have a picture of brady on it. Down 357 at halftime, montana led one of his greatest fourthquarter comebacks, but needed ray werschings 36yard field goal to win it. The eagles were losing by 21 pts with a little over 7 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter and they incredibly proce. Greatest comebacks in nfl history pro football hall of fame. From the 2010 iron bowl to michigan states 35point turnaround against northwestern in 2006, heres a look at some of the greatest comebacks ever in college football. On january 3, 1993, backup quarterback frank reich leads the buffalo bills to. The host and narrator is derrin horton the program counts down 30 items directly related to the players, coaches, and events of the national football league. The 20 greatest injury comebacks in sports history complex. Greatest nfl comebacks the most miraculous turnarounds. After taking a 30 lead against their bitter rivals from philadelphia, they lost three straight games and, in the definitive game 7, the bruins even took a three goal advantage before promptly blowing that one as well.
What are the greatest comebacks in nfl postseason history. It also happened to be one of the nfl s greatest comeback victories. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks. One of the craziest comebacks ever came pretty recently in the 2016 march madness tournament. Go inside the nfl s 100 th season with the 2019 nfl record and fact book. Greatest nfl afl comeback wins since 1920, sorted by greatest deficit at any point in a game that the team went on to win.
Montana scored on a 1yard run, and completed a 71yard touchdown pass and a 14yard touchdown pass to kickstart the comeback. What are the greatest comebacks in war history i interpret the question as one of the belligerent being vanquished until a propitious turn of events changes everything, and then who seemed defeated wins the war. Comebacks and surprises highlight best games of 2017 fox. This one makes it on the list for being the greatest comeback in ncaa division 1a history. Here are the 10 biggest singlegame comebacks of all time. The game was played at rich stadium in orchard park, new york on january 3, 1993. The nba has sported hundreds of great games and, therefore, provided us with some of the best comebacks in sports history. The patriots trailed 283 with 8 minutes, 31 seconds left in the third quarter, but pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in nfl history, if not sports championship history. Social media, however, has given us the unprecedented opportunity to send our comebacks to the right place at the right time and wipe those stupid smirks off of our enemies faces.
Marylands record stood for awhile, but the current biggest comeback. The 10 greatest comebacks in sports history sportslifer. John maxymuk is a reference librarian at rutgers university, where he has worked for nearly 20 years. On january, 3, 1993, the two former afc rivals met in a wild card playoff.
Coachup nation the top 10 best sports comebacks of alltime. The indians tied the greatest singlegame comeback in mlb history in 2001 when they reversed a 120 disadvantage to defeat the seattle mariners 1514 in extra innings. Buffalo was celebrating one of the greatest comebacks in sports history and the greatest ever in the national football league. Wgram to air bills the comeback game as part of classic games.
From a pure points perspective, this is the biggest comeback in nfl history. Patrick mahomes, in super bowl comeback, showed why he is. Comebacks are a rare and fleeting thing, as most of us will only think of the perfect retort to someone hours after theyve actually insulted us. Prior to super bowl li, no team had ever come back from more than a 10point deficit to win, so its safe to say that the patriots comeback was the best in super bowl history, by far. The seahawks led the patriots 2414 and all seemed to be done for the patriots. While his 201st win will separate him from manning, his best ofalltime. So with the 2019 season nearing, were ready for the official start of the celebration with a ranking of the 100 greatest teams in nfl history. In the greatest comeback in nfl history, the 1993 buffalo bills overcome 32point deficit to beat the houston oilers.
The patriots trailed this game 283 in the second quarter, then scored 31. Louis quarterback neil lomax rallied the cardinals from a 25point thirdquarter deficit to beat the tampa bay buccaneers. A quarterback named joe montana in just his second nfl season led the 49ers to the greatest comeback in nfl regularseason history. If the same deficit occurred multiple times, the most recent is shown. Not all comebacks have to end in struggle, so to commemorate this one, weve compiled a list of the 20 greatest injury comebacks in sports history. With this comeback, the bruins have now orchestrated two of the greatest comebacks in college football history. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. Tom brady leads biggest comeback in super bowl history. Then buffalo quarterback frank reich got hot, leading the biggest comeback in nfl history by throwing for four secondhalf touchdowns.
After writing about his greatest games in sports history in the opening series, he will now offer his thoughts on the greatest comebacks. The comeback had been written into the history books almost a decade earlier in miami. Nfl top 10 is a documentary program produced by nfl films for airing on the nfl network. But, the greatest comeback i ever watched was the greatest comeback in nfl history the bills and the oilers in the 1992 afc wild card game. The 7 greatest comebacks in nfl history boys life magazine. Buffalo bills pull off one of the greatest comebacks in nfl history. Check out our list of the greatest nfl comebacks, learn how the.
Falling behind 353 in second half, bills quarterback frank reich threw four touchdowns to lead the. The comeback was an nfl playoff game between the buffalo bills and the houston oilers. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Uclas 32point comeback over washington state this past saturday was one for the ages. Houston jumped out to a 353 third quarter lead and it looked like the bills run of consecutive super bowl appearances.
Here are 10 of the greatest comebacks in nba history. On the nfls biggest stage, the patriots quarterback showed off his. Some might argue the aggies spirited surge ranks as the greatest comeback in the history of sports. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. The 10 greatest comebacks in sports history for the win. Pat kirwan i was at the indianapolistampa bay game in week 5 and theres no doubt it was one of the greatest comebacks of all time. Its like those great nfl films documentaries, with the dynamism of the video and voiceovers exchanged for the dignified distance of the page. Tom brady leads biggest comeback in super bowl history, sets. Trailing 283 in the second quarter, browns qb brian hoyer began the biggest road comeback in nfl history with a td pass to tight end jim dray to end the half.
It featured the bills recovering from a 32point deficit to win in overtime, 48, and as of the end of the 201819 season, it remains the largest comeback in nfl history. Bradys place as the winningest signalcaller in nfl history is beyond question. Steve christie celebrates the gamewinning field goal that capped the greatest comeback in nfl history. Weve enjoyed some awesome college basketball comebacks, but in late march, we saw something weve never seen before. No team had overcome more than a 10point deficit in super bowl history. Greatest comebacks for each team greatest nfl blown leads. Comebacks and surprises highlight best games of 2017. The greatest moments in nfl history will make a swell present. The greatest comebacks in sporting history ben hogan won six of his nine career majors in the years after a nearfatal crash between his car and a greyhound bus. The previous college basketball comeback record was set in 2005, when unlv rallied from 11 points down with 59 seconds left to beat san diego state in overtime. Nfl fourth quarter comebacks career leaders since 1960. Greatest comebacks in nfl history football history pro.
What are some of the greatest comebacks in nfl history. Houston after leading his team to the greatest comeback win in the greatest super bowl ever played, it seems like now is the time that we can all agree on one thing. He has written four books on libraries and computers and seven on professional football. Patrick mahomes, in super bowl comeback, showed why he is the best quarterback in the nfl. Nfl films recounts one of the largest comebacks in nfl history a moment simply known as the comeback. The 37 greatest comebacks in all of human history buzzfeed. Some of the most epic nfl comebacks times news online.
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