What was the greatest comeback in NFL history?

Though surpassed by the Minnesota Vikings in 2022, the Bills' 32-point comeback remains the largest comeback in postseason history and the second largest overall. It was also the first time an NFL team with a lead of at least 30 points lost the game, and the only one until the aforementioned Colts–Vikings game in 2022.
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What is the NFL greatest comeback of all time?

The record for the largest NFL comeback is held by the Minnesota Vikings, who overcame a third-quarter deficit of 33–0 to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 39–36 in overtime. The Colts have featured in three of the top six comebacks, having also won from 28 points behind and lost from 26 points ahead.
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What is the biggest 4th quarter comeback in NFL history?

The greatest fourth-quarter comeback in NFL history came nearly 30 years ago, and involved several men with ties to Alabama football. On Nov. 8, 1987, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-28 in an otherwise meaningless game in which the Cardinals trailed 28-3 entering the fourth quarter.
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What quarterback led the largest comeback in NFL history?

Backup quarterback Frank Reich leads the largest comeback win ever as the Buffalo Bills defeat the Houston Oilers in the 1992 AFC Wild Card.
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What are the greatest football comebacks?

Greatest comebacks in NFL history
  • 1 / 23. Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans, October 5, 2014. ...
  • 6 / 23. New England Patriots vs. Indianpolis Colts: January 21, 2007. ...
  • 11 / 23. Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos: September 26, 1988. ...
  • 16 / 23. Houston Oilers vs. Cincinnati Bengals: September 23, 1979.
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INSANE ENDING IN THE LARGEST COMEBACK IN NFL HISTORY



What is the greatest comeback in sports history?

The 15 Biggest Comebacks in Sports
  • Philadelphia Flyers (NHL Eastern Conference Semifinal, 2010)
  • Indianapolis Colts (21-Point Deficit, 2003) ...
  • Paul Lawrie (British Open, 1999) ...
  • Indiana Pacers (8-Point Deficit in 11 Seconds) ...
  • Clinton LumberKings (16-Run Deficit, 2014) ...
  • Michael Jordan (NBA Comeback, 1995) ...
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What is the greatest moment in football history?

The most famous football play of all time is David Tyree's “helmet catch” to win Super Bowl XLII. The Giants were down 14-10 late in the fourth quarter when Eli Manning dodged a sack and threw a hail mary to Tyree, who caught the ball against his helmet, despite heavy contact by Patriots safety Rodney Harrison.
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What was the biggest blowout in NFL history?

The Jacksonville Jaguars' 65-7 win over the Miami Dolphins in January 2000 is the biggest blowout in NFL playoff history. In more than two decades since Fred Taylor and the Jaguars obliterated Dan Marino and the Dolphins, no team has come close to matching the 58-point blowout.
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What is the biggest blown lead in NFL history?

That dubious honor falls to the 25-point margin the Atlanta Falcons gave up to the New England Patriots five years earlier. Nor did it come close to the record 33-point blown lead in one particular heartbreaking 2022 game.
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Has there ever been a 2 0 final score in the NFL?

Similarly, five NFL games in history have finished with a score of 2-0. Again, this has not happened post-merger, with the last such game coming in 1938 between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. The lowest NFL score in the post-merger history is 3-0.
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What NFL team scored 73 points?

On December 8, 1940, the Chicago Bears trounce the Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Football Team) in the National Football League (NFL) Championship by a score of 73-0, the largest margin of defeat in NFL history.
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Has there ever been a 0 point NFL game?

Per Pro Football Reference, 73 games in pro football history have ended in a 0-0 tie. However, the last time it happened was almost 80 years ago, meaning there have been no scoreless ties in the Super Bowl era. Hence, it is impossible to find the colored tape of the game being played.
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Who scored 73 points in the NFL?

Washington Redskins

For this game in Washington, the Bears entered as slight favorites. The Bears scored eleven touchdowns and won 73–0, the most one-sided victory in NFL history. The game was broadcast on radio by Mutual Broadcasting System, the first NFL title game broadcast nationwide.
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What is the most unbreakable NFL record?

There are 10 unbreakable NFL records
  • Single-game sacks: Derrick Thomas — 7. ...
  • Consecutive road wins: San Francisco 49ers — 18. ...
  • Consecutive road wins: San Francisco 49ers — 18. ...
  • Most career Rushing yards and Touchdowns: Emmitt Smith — 18,355 and 164. ...
  • Most career Rushing yards and Touchdowns: Emmitt Smith — 18,355 and 164.
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Who is the most feared NFL player?

Lawrence Taylor

He revolutionized the outside linebacking position, with his out-of-this-world 20.5 sacks in 1986. There was never a more down-hill, aggressive linebacker in NFL history that brought the pain on every play. Taylor was a nine-time consecutive All-Pro and is the most intimidating player of all time.
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Who is the hardest hitting in the NFL history?

Jack Tatum

In total, he won 1 Super Bowl and received 8 Pro Bowls, and was nicknamed 'The Assassin. ' He is known as one of the hardest hitters due to his tackle on Darryl Stingley in 1978, which left him paralyzed from the chest down for the rest of his life.
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Has there ever been a 100 point NFL game?

No, an NFL team has never scored 100 points in a game.

The Raiders beat the Oilers 52-49 on Sunday to clinch their first division title in 25 years. They were led by quarterback Derek Carr who threw for 447 yards and five touchdowns.
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Has any NFL went 16 0?

The 2007 New England Patriots were the first NFL team to achieve a perfect 16-0 regular season record, and seemed destined to go down as the greatest team ever until their stunning defeat in Super Bowl XLII.
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What is the most famous NFL play ever?

Perhaps the most famous play in NFL history, Franco Harris' catch is still debated to this day – 50 years after the event. Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw a pass to John Fuqua, which was deflected backwards where Harris snatched the ball off the ground.
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What is the greatest play in NFL history?

Pittsburgh running back Franco Harris' scoop of a deflected pass and subsequent run for the winning touchdown in a 1972 playoff victory against Oakland -- forever known as the "Immaculate Reception" -- has been voted the greatest play in NFL history.
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What is the golden era of football?

1951–1962: The golden era of Indian football

The period from 1951 to 1962 is considered the golden era in Indian football. Under the tutelage of Syed Abdul Rahim India became the best team in Asia. The Indian team started the 1950s with victory in the 1951 Asian Games which they hosted.
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