Happy Immaculate Reception Day

[SteelCurtain74]

On this date in 1972, the Steelers beat the Raiders for their first playoff win in franchise history with a play that will live in infamy.

 

[Darryl Steight]

...and possibly the best or most famous slow motion replay in the history of sports. That play with the NFL Films music behind it basically was what started me off as a football fan through the 70's

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

When real men played the game.

 

[GloryDawg]

I remember watching that happen. I hated the Steelers back then, but all those guys are some of my favorites of all-time NFL players.

 

[John Deaux VII]

When real men played the game.

You had to be to survive playing on that AstroTurf - like playing on a fuzzy concrete slab.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Back when:
It wasn't a penalty to hit the Quarterback
We knew what was a catch &/or an incomplete pass
There was no targeting
There were still real kickoffs

 

[Ranchdawg]

I was a Raider fan so please excuse me from your celebration!

 

[Predestined]

Odd thing about that day. After that game, Staubach led just as improbable comeback against the 49ers at Candlestick. Down 28-13 heading into the fourth, Staubach came off the bench. They kicked a field goal at 6-minute mark to cut lead to 12. They get it back two more times and score twice to pull it out. They did so, scoring two tds in the last 1:48. No one remembers it, because of the immaculate reception.

Two of the best finishes in playoff history. Ironic thing, they each lost the next week in the championship game (undefeated dolphins and the redskins.

Highlight

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

When real men played the game.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

That game was really a changing of the guard in the AFC. The Steelers dynasty really started that year. I also noticed looking at the box score that both Daryl Lamonica & Ken Stabler played QB for the Raiders.

 

[Dawgzilla2]

I won a bar trivia contest in the late 90s by correctly answering: "....Immaculate Reception....who was the intended receiver of Terry Bradshaw's pass?" I said "Frenchy Fuqua" before they finished the question, while the other finalists thought that was a name I just made up.

 

[Darryl Steight]

When real men played the game.