NFL Old School Game of the Week: Bavaro Catch & Run Sparks Giants Monday Night Comeback

Mark Bavaro carries Ronnie Lott down the field for his famous 31-yard reception in the Giants' 1986 Monday Night game with the 49ers.

Throughout the long, storied history of Monday Night Football, there have been plays and performances that have become legendary because they have occurred in one of television's longest running primetime programs.
An example of this is a 31-yard reception made by New York Giants tight end Mark Bavaro during a Monday Night game against the San Francisco 49ers that has become one of the most famous plays in MNF history.
The Giants entered the game with a 10-2 record and were on track to capture home field advantage for the AFC playoffs.
Led by head coach Bill Parcells, the Giants were living up to their preseason expectations as Super Bowl contenders thanks to the "Big Blue Wrecking Crew" defense led by linebacker Lawrence Taylor and a steady ground-control offense with running back Joe Morris.
Still, whenever they needed a big play in the passing game, quarterback Phil Simms would usually hook up with Bavaro, who in his 2nd NFL season, had become Simms' go-to-guy as he ended up finishing the season with 66 catches and 1,001 yards receiving.
Simms and Bavaro would have to have big games for their Monday Night contest with the 49ers at Candlestick Park.
The 49ers stood at 7-4-1 having endured a mediocre stretch of 4-3-1 in the middle of the season after losing starting quarterback Joe Montana to a back injury that was so severe that doctors thought he would never play again.
But in Week 10, Montana returned and threw three touchdown passes to Jerry Rice in a 43-17 rout of the then St.Louis Cardinals.
With Montana back and Rice at wide receiver plus running back Roger Craig, who had run for 1,050 yards and caught 92 passes for 1,016 yards the year before, the 49ers were hoping to make a late season run that would start with a win over the Giants.
 The Giants got the ball to start the game from their 30-yard-line, but seemed to be on their way to a three-and-out as they faced a 3rd & 17 from their 23-yard-line.
However, Simms found wide receiver Phil McConkey for 32 yards to give the Giants a 1st down at the 49ers' 45-yard-line.
But three plays later, Simms was intercepted when his pass was deflected by 49ers cornerback Tim McKyer and landed in the hands of his teammate Jeff Fuller who returned it 14 yards to the 49ers' 42-yard-line.
After both teams punted on their ensuing possessions, the 49ers had the ball at their 19-yard-line when they put together a 12-play, 69-yard drive which ended with the first points of the game, a 30-yard field goal by Ray Wersching that put San Francisco on top 3-0 with 25 seconds left in the first quarter.

Jerry Rice celebrates with Joe Montana and another teammate after one of his two touchdowns.

The Giants got off two plays before the first quarter, picking up 29 yards on a pair of Simms passes that had New York at the San Francisco 47-yard-line as the second quarter was set to begin.
But on the first play of the quarter, Simms was intercepted again, this time by 49ers strong safety Carlton Williamson, who gave the 49ers the ball back at their 28-yard-line.
From there, the 49ers drove 72 yards in 11 plays, primarily through the air as Montana completed seven of eight passes for 52 yards, with the last completion being a 11-yard touchdown pass to Rice to extend San Francisco's lead to 10-0 with 10:26 left in the second quarter.
Following the touchdown, the Giants took over at their 23-yard-line and once again drove into San Francisco territory as Simms hit Tony Galbreath for 19 yards, then connected with Bavaro for 17 yards and then again for 10 yards, to set up a 1st & 10 at the 49ers 23-yard-line.
But Simms would throw three straight incomplete passes forcing the Giants to settle for a 41-yard field goal attempt by Raul Allegre, which fell short and no good, keeping it a 10-0 game in favor of the 49ers with 5:55 left before halftime.
From there, the 49ers put together a 14-play, 77-yard drive that culminated with a one-yard touchdown run by Rice off a reverse to give San Francisco a 17-0 lead with just 45 seconds left in the first half.
However, with all three timeouts left in their pocket and Simms having an effective game throwing the ball, the Giants tried to put together a drive to get into field goal range and get some points before halftime.
Starting at his 28-yard-line, Simms hit back-to-back passes to Galbreath for a total of 16 yards, then found Bobby Johnson for eight yards which got five yards added to it when 49ers linebacker Keena Turner was called for a face mask penalty.
Then after Simms connected with McConkey for 18 yards to put the Giants at the 49ers' 25-yard-line, Simms called the Giants' last timeout with two seconds left, giving Allegre a shot at redemption and a 43-yard field goal.
However, Allegre's kick sailed wide left and the Giants went into the locker facing a 17-0 halftime deficit.
The 49ers got the ball to start the second half but went three-and-out punting the ball back to the Giants who took over at the 49ers' 49-yard-line.
After an incomplete pass on 1st down, Simms went back to pass and found Bavaro at the 49ers' 40-yard-line.
That is when Bavaro went into Beast mode as he broke two San Francisco tacklers, then found himself wrapped around the arms of Lott at the 30-yard-line.
But Bavaro kept moving, carrying Lott with him before ultimately falling down at the San Francisco 18-yard-line to complete the 31-yard reception and give the Giants a 1st down.

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Little did anyone know at the time, but that would be the turning point of the game as two plays later, Simms connected with Morris for a 17-yard touchdown for the Giants' first touchdown of the game which cut the 49ers' lead to 17-7 with 12:19 to go in the third quarter.
Perhaps inspired by Bavaro's play or the halftime adjustments made by defensive coordinator Bill Belichick, the Giants defense forced a second straight three-and-out to give their offense the ball back at their 29-yard-line.
From there, Simms hit running back Ottis Anderson for 12 yards on a screen pass to begin the drive, then hit Bavaro again for 11 yards following a three-yard loss by Morris.
After Morris was stopped for no gain on 3rd & 2 from the Giants' 49-yard-line, Parcells decided to roll the dice and go for the 1st down.
The gamble paid off as Morris busted for 17 yards to give the Giants a 1st down at the 49ers' 34-yard-line.
On the very next play, Simms went deep and hit Stacy Robinson for a 34-yard touchdown to bring the Giants to within three points at 17-14 with 7:37 left in the third quarter.
The Giants kept the momentum going as they forced another three-and-out and got the ball back at their 29-yard-line as Simms hit Maurice Carthon for seven yards, then McConkey for 14 yards to give New York a 1st down at exactly midfield.
Then after Anderson was stopped for no gain on 1st down, Simms went deep again and hit Robinson for a 49-yard completion to give the Giants a 1st & goal at the one-yard-line.
Simms handed the ball off to Anderson, who punched it in for the one-yard touchdown to give the Giants their first lead of the game, 21-17 with 3:41 remaining in the third quarter.
With their 17-point lead gone like that, the 49ers needed to put together a drive to regain control of the game.
But on the first play from scrimmage following Anderson's touchdown, Montana was picked off by Giants cornerback Perry Williams whose 14-yard return set up shop for the Giants at the 49ers' 39-yard-line.
The Giants seemed poised for another touchdown when Bavaro lost the football at the end of a 16-yard reception, which was recovered by 49ers linebacker Riki Ellison at the San Francisco six-yard-line.
After Wendell Tyler carried the ball for six yards, the third quarter came to an end with the Giants having outscored the 49ers 21-0, outgained them 226-20 and did not permit an single 1st down to turn the 17-0 deficit into a 21-17 lead.

Giants quarterback Phil Simms would complete 27 of 38 passes for 388 yards and throw two touchdown passes.

But almost like waking up from a nap, the 49ers offense got going as the 4th quarter began.
Following a 12-yard run by Tyler to give the 49ers a 1st down at their 22-yard-line, Montana completed five passes in a row to get the 49ers down to the Giants' 38-yard-line.
Montana then handed the ball off to Tyler who picked up seven yards, only to have Craig get only one yard on a 2nd down run, which was followed by an incomplete pass, setting up 4th & 2 from the 30-yard-line.
Though they were in Wersching's range for a field goal, the 49ers decided to go for the 1st down, but Rice caught Montana's 4th down pass out of bounds, giving the ball back to the Giants who took over at their 30-yard-line with 9:51 left in the 4th quarter.
Following an trade of punts, the 49ers got the ball back at their 32-yard-line with 5:05 left on the clock and needing a touchdown to win.
But with the ball in Montana's hands, 49ers fans were very hopeful that San Francisco could pull it out while Giants fans were probably biting their nails in nervousness.
After an incomplete pass to start the drive, Montana hit Rice for 11 yards, then connected with tight end Russ Francis on back-to-back completions totaling 21 yards, then handed it off to Joe Cribbs, who picked up two yards for a San Francisco 1st down at the Giants' 34-yard-line.
Following a false start that pushed the 49ers back five yards, Montana threw an incomplete pass, then hit Craig on back-to-back passes, gaining 14 yards and setting up 4th & 1 at the New York 25-yard-line with less than two minutes to go.
Montana snuck for the 1st down, picking up two yards, then hit Rice on two straight passes, but only picking up six yards, before handed it off to Tyler who was dropped for a three-yard-loss setting a do-or-die 4th & 7 at the Giants 20-yard-line with one minute left.
Montana dropped back to pass but was pressured by Giants linebacker Andy Headen, forcing a bad pass that fell incomplete giving New York the ball and allowing them to run out the clock which they did to come away with the 21-17 victory.
The two teams would meet again in the NFC Divisional Playoffs as both teams won their last three games to clinch their respective divisions to set up the Divisional Playoff in the Meadowlands.
The Giants annihilated the 49ers 49-3 as New York went on to win their first Super Bowl title as they defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI, thanks to Simms' MVP performance where he completed 22 of 25 passes for 268 and three touchdown passes, including one to Bavaro that gave the Giants the lead for good early in the second half.
Bavaro remained with the Giants for four more seasons, helping them win another Super Bowl in 1990, before being cut in 1991 because of a degenerative knee condition.
After sitting out a year, Bavaro returned to the NFL playing the 1992 season with the Cleveland Browns, then playing two years with the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring for good after the 1994 season.
Bavaro finished his career with 351 catches for 4,733 yards and 39 touchdowns, with 266 of those catches for 3,722 yards and 28 touchdowns coming with the Giants, helping earn a spot in the New York Giants Ring of Honor in 2011.
But when Giants fans think of Bavaro, usually the first image that will come to their head is that memorable catch-and-run against the 49ers on Monday Night Football in 1986.

Bavaro would finish the game as the Giants' leading receiver with seven catches for 98 yards.

College Football Old School Game of the Week: Irish Knock off Seminoles in "Game of the Century"

Florida State and Notre Dame took part in the 1993 version of the "Game of the Century".

It seems like every time the #1 and #2 teams play in a college football game, that game gets dubbed the "Game of the Century".

That was the case on November 13, 1993 when the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles traveled to South Bend to face off with the #2 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The Seminoles had been ranked #1 all year long and been dominating their opponents as they had beaten  their nine previous opponents by a combined score of 399-58!

With a high-powered offense led by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward at quarterback and a defense anchored by All-American linebacker Derrick Brooks, which had shut out four teams up to this point, this was certainly Bobby Bowden's best chance at winning his first national title as he was in his 18th season as the head coach of the Seminoles.

However, the Seminoles' biggest obstacle of getting Bowden that elusive first national championship were the Fighting Irish, who also entered the game with a 9-0 record as they had defeated their opponents by a combined score of 333-129.

Led by head coach Lou Holtz, the Irish had used a ground control offense that averaged nearly 260 yards per game to help Notre Dame its 9-0 record.

As the two undefeated teams prepared to meet in South Bend, the hype for the game was enormous.

NBC, which would broadcast the game, had Bob Costas host the pregame while ESPN's College Gameday made its first ever road trip as they broadcast from South Bend, starting the tradition of the pregame show broadcasting from a campus site before a big game.

As millions of viewers from across the country tuned in to watch the game, many were wondering if the game could live up to the hype.

Three and a half hours later, many of these viewers would be left wanting more.

 The Irish got the ball to start the game at their 33-yard-line and were quickly in Seminoles territory as quarterback Kevin McDougal hit running back Lee Becton for 24 yards on 3rd & 8 to give Notre Dame a 1st down at the FSU 41-yard-line.

However, the Irish would pick up only five more yards and be forced to put the ball to the Seminoles, who would begin their opening drive of the game from their 11-yard-line.

The Seminoles would put together a 10-play, 89-yard drive which had Ward account for all but 16 of the yards on the drive as he scrambled on two occasions, picking up 34 yards and completing all four of his passes for 45 yards, with the last completion being a 12-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Knox to give FSU a 7-0 with 7:09 left in the 1st quarter.

Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward accounted for 345 yards of total offense(297 passing, 38 rushing, 10 receiving) and three touchdowns.

The Irish would respond by driving 80 yards in seven plays, culminating with a 32-yard touchdown run by Adrian Jarrell off a reverse that tied the game at 7 with 4:23 to go in the 1st quarter.

The game had the appearances of a shootout as the Seminoles took over at their 32-yard-line on their next possession and were quickly at the 27-yard-line as Ward completed three of five passes for 41 yards.

But after two incomplete passes and a quarterback sack, the Seminoles decided to call on Scott Bentley to attempt a 54-yard field goal.

Bentley's kick was long enough, but it sailed wide right, keeping the game tied with 2:27 left in the opening quarter.

The Irish took over at their 36-yard-line and drove to the Seminoles' 29-yard-line where they faced a 4th & 1 situation.

Holtz decided to go for the 1st down, but the gamble backfired as McDougal was stopped at the line of scrimmage by FSU defensive lineman Chris Cowart to give the Seminoles offense the ball back, 52 seconds into the second quarter.

But after the Seminoles went three-and-out, the Irish got the ball back at their 40-yard-line as they put together a six-play, 60-yard drive that was capped off by a 26-yard touchdown run by Becton to give the Irish a 14-7 lead, marking only the second time all season that the Seminoles had faced a deficit.

Things did not improve for the Noles on their next drive as Ward was intercepted by Notre Dame defensive back John Covington, whose seven-yard return plus 15-yard penalty on Florida State after the interception, gave the Irish the ball at the Seminoles' 23-yard-line.

After McDougal hit wide receiver Michael Miller for 15 yards on 3rd & 8 to give the Irish a 1st & goal at the six-yard-line, Holtz put in his jumbo running package which included free safety Jeff Burris.

On 1st & goal, Burris got the handoff and punched it in for the six-yard touchdown to extend the Irish's lead to 21-7 with 7:48 left in the first half.

After both teams went three-and-out on their next possessions, the Seminoles took over at their 20-yard-line and quickly drove to their 49-yard-line thanks to a 18-yard run by William Floyd and a 11-yard run by Sean Jackson on back-to-back plays.

But when the drive would end on the next play as Ward completed a pass to Knox, only to have Knox lose the football when he was hit by Irish linebacker Justin Goheen, resulting in a fumble that was recovered by Burris at the Notre Dame 33-yard-line.

After that, neither team would mount another scoring threat for the rest of the half as the #2 Irish went into the locker room with a 21-7 halftime lead.

Notre Dame running back Lee Becton would carry the ball 26 times for 122 yards and score one touchdown.

Following a three-and-out by the Seminoles on their opening possession of the second half, the Irish would get the ball at their 37-yard-line and would call on Becton to put together their best drive since midway their last touchdown.

Becton carried the ball five times for 30 yards on a nine-play, 33-yard drive that ended with a 47-yard field goal by Jeff Pendergast to extend the Irish's lead to 24-7 with 9:41 left in the third quarter.

After being held in check since their opening drive of the game, the Seminoles offense finally got going on its next possession as Ward would account for 65 of the 80 yards on the 10-play touchdown drive as Ward completed five of six passes for 40 yards, ran it twice for 15 yards, and even caught a pass for 10 yards on a halfback pass from Sean Jackson on 3rd & 2 from the Irish 24-yard-line.

The drive ended with a six-yard touchdown pass from Ward to freshman running back Warrick Dunn to cut the Notre Dame lead to 24-14 with 4:45 left in the third quarter.

Both teams would trade punts for the rest of the third quarter until the Noles got the ball at their 40-yard-line with 14:51 left in the 4th quarter and drove down to the Irish 14-yard-line as Ward hit five of six passes.

But one play after Ward hit Tamarick Vanover for seven yards to set up 2nd & 3 from the seven-yard-line, Dunn was dropped for a four-yard loss when he took a direct snap from center and was brought down by Notre Dame defensive lineman Jim Flanigan.

The Noles settled for a 24-yard field goal by Bentley to make it a one-score game at 24-17 with 10:40 remaining in the game.

With their once 17-point lead down to seven, the Irish took over at their 20-yard-line when they decided to go to the passing game to try and drive down for another score.

On the first play from scrimmage, McDougal hit Becton for 15 yards, then after a two-yard run by Ray Zellars, McDougal found Michael Miller for 15 yards and a 1st down at the FSU 48-yard-line.

Then on 3rd & 7 at the FSU 45-yard-line, McDougal was able to dodge the Seminoles' blitz and hit tight end Lake Dawson for 14 more yards.

After that completion, the Irish would run the ball on the next three plays with the last one being a 11-yard touchdown run by Burris that pushed Notre Dame's lead to two touchdowns at 31-17 with 6:53 left in the game.

Following another exchange of punts, the Seminoles got the ball back at the Notre Dame 45-yard-line with 4:05 left, desperately needing a touchdown.

Ward hit Floyd for five yards that became a 20-yard play when Notre Dame was hit with a 15-yard penalty, giving the Noles a 1st down at the 25-yard-line.

Then after Ward scrambled for 10 yards and Notre Dame was called for holding, the Noles had a 1st & goal at the five-yard-line.

But after two FSU penalties, the Noles were faced with a do & die 4th & goal at the Irish 20-yard-line.

That is when Ward fired a pass that bounced off the hands of Notre Dame safety Brian McGee and into the arms of Kez McCovery for a 20-yard touchdown.

Bowden decided to go for the extra point and after Bentley made the kick, it was a 31-24 game with 2:26 to play.

Notre Dame free safety Jeff Burris scored on two touchdown runs and recovered a fumble for the Irish.

The Noles attempted an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff but Notre Dame cornerback Shawn Wooden recovered the kick for the Irish at the Florida State 47-yard-line.

It would not be the last big play of the game made by Wooden.

Needing a 1st down to win the game, the Irish could pick up only five yards and forced to punt the ball back to the Seminoles, hopefully in their minds deep in their territory.

But Jarrell shanked the kick only going five yards, giving the Seminoles the ball at their 37-yard-line with 51 seconds left and a chance to drive for the touchdown then decide whether or not to go for two(There was no overtime in FBS Football in 1993).

The drive started with Ward hitting McCovery for nine yards, then was followed by a four-yard pass to Dunn to give FSU a 1st down at the Notre Dame 49-yard-line.

Then Ward hit McCovery on back-to-back completions that were 18 yards each, giving the Noles a 1st down at the Irish 13-yard-line with 10 seconds to go.

Ward and the Seminoles hurried up to the line to get the ball snapped which they did only to have Ward's pass get knocked down at the line of scrimmage by Notre Dame defensive lineman Thomas Knight, leaving three seconds left on the clock and time for one more play.

The Irish called timeout to set up their defense as Ward lined up in the shotgun for the final play of the game.

Ward took the snap and scrambled to his left, then fired a pass for the left corner of the end zone, only to have Wooden knock it down at the goal line to preserve the 31-24 victory for the Irish, setting up off a wild celebration as Notre Dame fans came onto the field to celebrate the win.

The next day, Notre Dame would be vaulted into the #1 spot while Florida State dropped only one spot to #2.

This setup had college football media pundits and fans believing that if the two teams won out, then a rematch would occur in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day.

But those plans would be shattered the following week as #1 Notre Dame was stunned by Boston College 41-39 on David Gordon's 41-yard field goal as time expired while the Seminoles won their last two games of the regular season to reclaim the #1 ranking.

The Seminoles ended up in the Orange Bowl where they faced off with #2 and undefeated Nebraska while Notre Dame went on to the Cotton Bowl to face Texas A&M.

The Irish would defeat the Aggies 24-21 while the Noles would knock off Nebraska 18-16 as both games occurred on New Year's Day.

The following day, Florida State would finish #1 in the final AP and coaches polls to claim the school's first national championship while Notre Dame finished ranked #2, much to the chagrin of Irish fans.

Notre Dame fans celebrate on the field after their Irish knocked off #1 Florida State.

NFL Old School Game of the Week: Flipper Anderson Sets Receiving Yards Record in Rams Win

Flipper Anderson would set the single-game record for most receiving yards in a NFL game with his performance against the Saints in 1989.

When the Los Angeles Rams traveled to New Orleans to take on their NFC West rivals the Saints in a Week 12 showdown during the 1989 season, little did anyone know that history was going to be made that Sunday night as Willie "Flipper" Anderson put together a performance for the ages.
The Rams started off the 1989 season on fire as they jumped out to a 5-0 record thanks to the dynamic passing combination of quarterback Jim Everett and wide receiver Henry Ellard.
However, the Rams were be brought down to earth as they lost their next four games, including losing on a safety in overtime to the Minnesota Vikings, bringing their record to 5-4, only to rebound with back-to-back wins to bring their record back to 7-4.
While the Rams were on this roller coaster, second-year receiver Anderson had become LA's deep threat as he averaged nearly 31 yards per catch as he made only 19 catches over the first 11 games of the season, but for 584 yards and three touchdowns.
But as the Rams prepared for their huge game in the Crescent City, Anderson was going to have to take on a larger role as Ellard went down that week in practice with a pulled hamstring.
While the Rams had started the season hot, the Saints started out the season cold as they limped to a 1-4 start.
But following a win over the New York Jets in Week 6, the Saints traveled to California to take on the Rams where the team's linebacking corps known as the "Dome Patrol"(Pat Swilling, Sam Mills, Vaughn Johnson, and Rickey Jackson) helped lead the Saints to a 40-21 win as the Saints defense sacked Everett six times in the game.
By the time the Rams came to the Superdome for their rematch, the Saints stood at 6-5 needing another win over the Rams to stay in the hunt for a Wild Card spot as the 49ers had pulled away with the lead in the NFC West.
The Rams got the ball to start the game at their 20-yard-line and Anderson made his presence felt on the first play of the game as he made a 14-yard reception for a LA 1st down, which was immediately followed by a 11-yard catch on the next play.
The Rams eventually drove to the Saints' 29-yard-line until a holding penalty on fullback Buford McGee pushed them out of field goal range and forced LA to punt the ball to the Saints, who took over at their nine-yard-line.
From there, the Saints drove 91 yards in 13 plays with quarterback Bobby Hebert completing four of five passes on the drive with the last one being a 15-yard touchdown to Eric Martin to give New Orleans a 7-0 lead with 1:28 left in the first quarter.
After forcing another Rams punt, the Saints took over at the Los Angeles 44-yard-line and proceeded to drive into field goal range, thanks in large part to a 17-yard pass from Hebert to tight end Greg Scales.
Morten Andersen came on and kicked a 36-yard field goal to increase the Saints' lead to 10-0 with 10:31 to go in the second quarter.

Saints running back Dalton Hilliard would run for 112 yards on 24 carries and threw a 35-yard touchdown pass.

The Rams begin their ensuing possession at their 20-yard-line but it seemed they were set for a three-and-out as they faced a 3rd & 13 at the 17-yard-line.
That is when Everett fired a pass for Anderson, just a split second before he was hit by Swilling, that was caught by Anderson at the Rams' 22-yard-line.
Flipper then proceeded to run down the left side of the field for a 43-yard gain that gave the Rams a 1st down at the Saints' 40-yard-line.
Two plays later on 3rd & 8 from the 38-yard-line, Everett found Anderson again, this time for 17 yards for another Rams 1st down at the Saints' 21-yard-line.
Two plays later, the Rams were faced with another 3rd down situation, but this time they decided to keep it on the ground as Everett handed the ball off to running back Greg Bell on 3rd & 2 at the New Orleans 13-yard-line.
But Bell was dropped for a two-yard-loss by Saints free safety Dave Waymer, forcing Los Angeles to settle for a 35-yard field goal by Mike Lansford that cut the Saints' lead to 10-3 with 6:23 left in the first half.
Late in the second quarter, the Saints had a chance to increase the lead as cornerback Robert Massey intercepted an Everett pass to give New Orleans the ball at the Rams' 44-yard-line.
But Hebert threw three straight incomplete passes forcing the Saints to punt as neither team would mount a scoring threat for the rest of the first half as the Saints went into the locker room with a 10-3 lead.
The Saints got the ball to start the second half but quickly gave it right back to the Rams as defensive end Shawn Miller intercepted Hebert's first pass of the half to give LA the ball at the Saints' 16-yard-line.
The Rams made it to the one-yard-line where they had a 3rd & goal when Everett fell down while trying to find an open receiver only to be touched by Sam Mills for a four-yard loss.
It appeared the Rams would get three points as Lansford came on to attempt a 22-yard chip shot field goal.
But the kick was partially blocked by Saints nose tackle Jim Wilks, sending the kick wide left of the goal post and no good, keeping it a 10-3 game.
Later in the quarter, the Saints had the ball at their nine-yard-line when Dalton Hilliard made his presence felt.
First, Hilliard exploded for a 40-yard run that put the Saints in Rams territory at the LA 47-yard-line.
Then a few plays later, Hilliard took a handoff from Hebert, ran right, then stopped and fired a 35-yard touchdown pass to Martin to increase the New Orleans lead to 17-3 with just over three minutes to go in the third quarter.
After Hilliard's shocking touchdown pass, the Rams got the ball back at their 20-yard-line when Everett hit Anderson for a 50-yard bomb that put Flipper over the 100-yard receiving mark with 141 yards on 6 catches up to this point and LA in Saints territory at the 30-yard-line.

Rams quarterback Jim Everett would throw for 454 yards on 29-of-51 passing and one touchdown despite throwing two interceptions. 

However the drive stalled when Vaughn Johnson sacked Everett on the first play of the 4th quarter,  pushing the Rams out of field goal range and forcing them to punt the ball back to the Saints.
Later in the 4th quarter, the Rams would be given a golden opportunity to cut into the Saints' lead when Saints returner Rod Harris muffed a punt that was recovered by the Rams' Shawn Miller, giving Los Angeles a 1st & goal at the Saints' eight-yard-line.
But the Saints defense, more specifically "The Dome Patrol" kept the Rams out of the end zone as Swilling sacked Everett on 4th down to end the LA scoring threat.
The Rams drove into the red zone again on their next possession, thanks to two catches by Anderson for 30 yards, only to have Bell fumble the ball on a 3rd & 4 from the Saints' 20-yard-line which was recovered by New Orleans defensive end Jumpy Geathers to stop another potential scoring drive by the Rams.
Even though their offense wasted two golden opportunities for touchdowns in the 4th quarter, the Rams defense remained stiff as they would not permit a Saints 1st down and forced them to punt the ball back to LA who took over at their 39-yard-line with 4:40 left in the 4th quarter.
The drive began with a 11-yard run by McGee, which was followed by a 46-yard bomb from Everett to Anderson, that not put Anderson over 200 receiving yards(217 on nine catches) it gave the Rams a 1st & goal at the Saints' four-yard-line.
But it seemed once again the Rams were going to come away with no points as two penalties pushed them back to the Saints' 19-yard-line.
However, the Rams would not be kept out of the end zone as Everett hit Aaron Cox for 14 yards to put the Rams at the five-yard-line, which was followed by a five-yard touchdown run by McGee that brought Los Angeles to within a touchdown at 17-10 with 2:46 to go in regulation.
Then after forcing another three-and-out from the Saints' offense, the Rams got the ball in Saints territory at the New Orleans 40-yard-line with 2:04 left in regulation.
But penalties pushed the Rams all the way back to their own 38-yard-line setting up a 2nd & 32 with 1:54 to go.
That is when Everett hit Anderson for a 26-yard completion to make the upcoming 3rd down more makeable as they needed only six yards to pick up the 1st down.
The Rams ended up getting seven as Everett found tight end Pete Holohan for a LA 1st down at the Saints' 29-yard-line.
On the next play, Everett went back to Anderson, who made the catch at the 15-yard-line before going out of bounds.
Then on the very next play, Everett lofted a pass for Anderson toward the right corner of the end zone.
Anderson made the catch, his 12th of the game, a 14-yard touchdown that with Lansford's extra point tied the game at 17 with 1:02 to go in regulation.
After giving up two touchdowns in a span of 1 minute and 44 seconds, the Saints tried to put together a drive to get into field goal range and give Morton Andersen a chance to win the game on a field goal.
But on 3rd & 1 from the Saints' 30-yard-line, Hebert overthrew a wide open Floyd Turner, forcing the Saints to punt the ball back to the Rams, who took over at their 41-yard-line after a 29-yard punt by Tommy Barnhardt.
With 22 seconds left on the clock, Everett found Anderson over the middle for a 24-yard reception, then hustled the team up to the line and spiked the ball, giving Lansford a chance to win the game with a 52-yard field goal and completing a remarkable comeback.
Lansford's kick was long enough, but it sailed wide left as time expired, sending the game into overtime with the game tied at 17.

In the 4th quarter and overtime alone, Anderson would catch nine passes for 195 yards and a touchdown.

The Saints won the coin toss and elected to receive as they appear to be on their way to be driving into range for an Andersen field goal as they had a 3rd & 1 at their own 45-yard-line when Rams linebacker Kevin Greene tackled Hilliard for a two-yard-loss, forcing  Barnhardt to punt back to LA, who took over at their 15-yard-line with a chance to win the game.
A holding penalty pushed the Rams back to their eight-yard-line to make it 1st & 17 when Everett went deep again for Anderson.
Not having been stopped all night, Anderson was bumped into by the Saints' Massey, drawing a 35-yard pass interference penalty and giving the Rams a 1st down at their 43-yard-line.
Then on 3rd & 6 from the Rams' 47-yard-line, Everett hit Anderson for a 14-yard gain, to give Anderson 310 receiving yards, breaking the NFL record for most receiving yards in one game that had by set by Stephone Paige back in 1985 as the Chiefs receiver had 309 yards on eight catches.
But Anderson would have to extend that record if the Rams were to get into field goal range and when he made an over-the-shoulder catch on 3rd & 11 for a 26-yard reception, LA was at the Saints' 14-yard-line, clearly in Lansford's range to make the game-winning field goal.
Lansford would come on and make the 31-yard field goal to give the Rams a 20-17 win, pushing their record to 8-4 while dropping the Saints to 6-6.
While Lansford got the last laugh, it was Anderson that was all the talk after this game.
In total, he caught 15 passes for 336 yards, averaging 22.5 yards per catch, to lead the Rams to the win.
The Saints would go on to win three out of their last four games to finish with a 9-7 record, their third straight winning season, but it wasn't good enough to make the playoffs as the Rams would earn one of the two Wild Card spots in the NFC with a 11-5 record.
In the playoffs, the Rams would upset the Philadelphia Eagles 21-7 in their Wild Card Game, then go to the Meadowlands where Anderson caught the game-winning touchdown pass in overtime to give LA a 19-13 win over the New York Giants.
However, the Rams' Cinderella run would came to a screeching halt the following week as they were blown out by the San Francisco 49ers 30-3 in the NFC Championship Game.
As for Anderson, he would remain with the Rams for five more years, before bouncing around the league for the next three years playing for three different teams(Indianapolis, Washington, and Denver) until he hung up his cleats after the 1997 season.
Anderson finished his career with 267 receptions for 5,357 yards and 28 touchdowns, though all but eight of those catches and 111 of those yards came with the Rams.
And even though the NFL is more of a passing league than it was back in 1989, Anderson's mark of most receiving yards in one game still stands as only two players(Calvin Johnson and Julio Jones) have recorded 300-yard receiving games.
While it may be a matter of time before Anderson's record is broken, his performance against the Saints in 1989 will remain as one of the best in NFL history.

College Football Old School Game of the Week: Saban Wins in Return To LSU

Alabama head coach Nick Saban would get revenge on his former team as he lead the Tide to a win over LSU in Baton Rouge.

The LSU Tigers always looked up to the Alabama Crimson Tide as a rival because of the fact they were in the same conference, the SEC, and that Alabama ruled the conference with its numerous SEC titles and national titles.
However, the LSU-Alabama rivalry would intensify beginning in 2007 when former LSU head coach Nick Saban, who had led the Tigers to a share of the national championship in 2003, came back to college football after two years in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, to become the Crimson Tide's next coach.
Saban becoming the head coach in Tuscaloosa was seen as an act of betrayal in the minds of LSU fans and Saban became public enemy #1 in Tigers Nation.
LSU would get a matter of revenge when the Tigers traveled to Tuscaloosa to face off with the Crimson Tide on November 3, 2007 where the Tigers pulled out a 41-34 win as LSU would go on to win the national title that year.
While that game was emotional, it would be tenfold for when the two teams met on November 8, 2008 as the Crimson Tide traveled to Baton Rouge, the first time Saban had been to Baton Rouge since his depature following the 2004 season.
The Tide entered the game as the #1 team in the country as they had stormed to a 9-0 record behind senior quarterback John Parker Wilson, senior running back Glen Coffee, and freshman sensation wide receiver Julio Jones.
With a win over LSU, the Tide would clinch the SEC West Division title and earn an trip to the SEC Championship Game for the first time since 1999.
Meanwhile, the Tigers entered the game ranked #10 with a 7-2 record, but were had issues at quarterback as redshirt frehsman Jarrett Lee had threw only 12 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions, with five of those interceptions being returned for touchdowns for the opposing team.
If LSU was going to knock off Bama, Lee was going to have play turnover-free football in hopes of leading the Tigers to an upset.

Alabama running back Glen Coffee would carry the ball 26 times for 126 yards and score one touchdown.

The Tide got the ball to start the game as they begin their opening drive from their 27-yard-line and were in LSU territory after the second play from scrimmage when running back Glen Coffee ran for 31 yards to the Tigers' 42-yard-line.
It appeared Bama was going score a touchdown when on 3rd & 6 from the LSU 26-yard-line, Wilson hit Earl Alexander in stride for an apparent touchdown, only to have Tigers defensive back Chad Jones knock the ball loose at the one-yard-line, leading to LSU recovering the football in the end zone for a touchback and giving their offense the ball at the 20-yard-line.
But on 3rd & 17, Lee was intercepted by Bama free safety Rashad Johnson whose 10-yard return set up the Tide at the LSU 15-yard-line.
A 14-yard-run by Coffee gave the Tide a 1st & goal at the one-yard-line where it took them three plays to finally get into the end zone when Wilson snuck it in for the touchdown to give Bama a 7-0 lead with 8:23 left in the first quarter.
LSU would respond with a 31-yard kickoff return by Keiland Williams to put the Tigers at their 46-yard-line to begin their ensuing possession.
After it took the Tigers six plays to travel 24 yards to the Bama 30-yard-line, Lee fired a 30-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Byrd that tied the game at 7 with 6:21 to play in the opening quarter.
Then on the ensuing kickoff, Bama returner Javier Arenas lost the football when he was hit by LSU defensive back Ron Brooks to force a fumble that was recovered by the LSU kicker, Josh Jasper, at the Tide 30-yard-line.
Following an incomplete pass on 1st down, Lee handed the ball off to Charles Scott who ran in for the 30-yard touchdown to give LSU their second touchdown in just 24 seconds and a 14-7 lead with 5:57 to go in the first quarter.
The score remained 14-7 as the second quarter began as Wilson was picked off by LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson on the first play of the quarter at the LSU 14-yard-line.
The Tide defense forced a three-and-out to get the ball back at their 48-yard-line and were immediately in LSU territory after Wilson hit Jones for a 26-yard pass on the first play of the drive.
However, the LSU defense stiffened and only one yard on the next three plays, forcing a 42-yard field goal attempt by Leigh Tiffin.
But Tiffin's kick was wide left, keeping the score at 14-7 in favor of LSU with 11:37 left in the second quarter.
After an exchange of punts, the Tigers got the ball back at their 34-yard-line when on 3rd & 8, Lee was picked off again by Johnson, who this time ran all the way back for a 46-yard touchdown that tied the game at 14 with 4:33 left in the first half.
After another exchange of punts, LSU got the ball at their 21-yard-line with 2:19 left in the half  and two timouts in their pocket.
Following a two-yard run by Williams on 1st down, Lee hit tight end Richard Dickson for 22 yards and a 1st down at the Tigers' 45-yard-line.
Then after an incomplete pass, Williams would carry the ball on the next two plays; first, picking up six yards, then running for 25 yards to put LSU at the Bama 24-yard-line.
But that is where the drive stalled as Williams was stopped for no gain on 1st down, which was folowed by two straight incomplete passes, forcing Miles to call on Colt David to attempt a 41-yard field goal with 25 seconds left before halftime.
But David's kick sailed wide left and after Wilson took a knee to run out the clock, the two teams went into the locker room still tied 14-14 after 30 minutes of play.

Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones caught seven passes for 128 yards in the 2008 "Saban Bowl".

Three minutes and 34 seconds into the second half, the Tide got the ball at their 31-yard-line when they called on Coffee to carry them to the end zone.
Coffee touched the ball on six of the seven plays on the drive with five carries for 39 yards and one catch for 11 yards.
Appropriately, Coffee scored the touchdown, a three-yard run that put Bama back in front 21-14 with 8:14 left in the third quarter.
Following the ensuing kickoff, the Tigers got the ball at their 17-yard-line when Lee got hot and hit three of his next four passes, all to Brandon LaFell, for a total of 50 yards to set up a 2nd & 3 from the Bama 33-yard-line.
But after two straight runs gained only two yards, the Tigers were faced with a 4th & 1 at the Tide 31-yard-line.
That is when "The Mad Hatter" decided to go for it on 4th down and was rewarded with a one-yard run by Quinn Johnson for a LSU 1st down.
However on 3rd & 9 from the Tide 29-yard-line, Lee was intercepted for the third time in the game, this time by Bama linebacker Rolando McClain who returned it to the Tigers' 46-yard-line.
The Tide could not do anything with the interception as they went three-and-out and after LSU punted again on their ensuing possession, the third quarter came to an end with Bama out in front 21-14.
With 12:14 left in the 4th quarter, the Tigers would get the ball at their 26-yard-line with a chance to drive for the game-tying touchdown.
It seemed the Tigers were going to go three-and-out until Lee hit Terrance Tolliver for 13 yards on 3rd & 11 to give LSU a 1st down at their 38-yard-line.
Then after a one-yard run by Scott, Lee connected with Tolliver again, this time for 10 yards and another 1st down.
Lee would then hit Tolliver for 24 yards to put LSU at the Crimson Tide 25-yard-line.
After a two-yard run by Scott, Lee came out of the game for one play, replaced by Richard Murphy, who ran for nine yards to set up 1st & 10 from the Bama 14-yard-line.
Lee came back into the game and was promptly sacked by Bama defensive end Bobby Greenwood for a three-yard loss by came back with a 11-yard pass to Tolliver to set up 3rd & 2 from the Crimson Tide six-yard-line.
That is when Lee handed the ball off to Quinn Johnson, who ran for five yards to set up 1st & goal at the one-yard-line.
Scott would punch it for the one-yard touchdown that with David's extra point tied the game at 21 with 6:12 left in regulation.
Both teams would punt on their ensuing possesions setting up a potential game-winning drive for the Crimson Tide as they took over at the LSU 41-yard-line with 1:58 to go after a 23-yard punt return by Arenas.
Coffee would carry the ball three straight times for 11 yards, which was followed by a eight-yard pass from Wilson to Julio Jones to set up 2nd & 2 where Coffee was apparently stopped for a two-yard-loss, only to have LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard get called for a face mask penalty, giving the Tide a 1st down at the Tigers' 12-yard-line.
From there, the Tide simply ran down the clock and make it easier for Tiffin to kick would what would be the game-winning field goal from 29 yards out with three seconds to go.
But LSU defensive tackle Ricky Jean-Francois saved the Tigers when he blocked Tiffin's kick to send the game into overtime with the game tied at 21.

LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee would have another tough day as he threw four interceptions, including another pick-six, on 13-of-34 passing.

LSU got the ball first but came away with zero point as Lee threw his fourth interception of the game as Rashad Johnson picked off Lee in the end zone, meaning the Tide needed only a field goal to win the game.
The Tide almost won the game on the first play of their overtime possesion as Wilson hit Jones for 24 yards, setting up a 1st & goal at the LSU one-yard-line.
After Coffee was stopped for no gain on 1st down, Wilson snuck it in for the game-winning touchdown to give the Tide a 27-21 overtime win to remain undefeated and punching their ticket to the SEC Championship Game.
The Tigers would drop their last two games of the regular season, forcing them to play in the Peach Bowl where they would rout Georgia Tech 38-3 to finish the season 8-5.
Lee would usallly play in garbage time over the next two seasons until his senior season in 2011 when he started the first four games of the season after incumbant starter Jordan Jefferson was suspened.
Lee won all four of his all starts before being replaced by Jefferson who helped lead the Tigers to the BCS National Championship Game where they ironically lost to Alabama 21-0.
As for Bama
The Tide ended up in the Sugar Bowl where they were shocked by the Utah Utes out of the Mountain West Conference(they joined the Pac-12 in 2011) 31-17 to finish the season with a 12-2 record.
However, the Tide would come back the next year by winning the first of five national championships under the tenure of Nick Saban.

NFL Old School Game of the Week: Elway Throws 2 TD Passes in Last 2 Minutes For Comeback Win over Chiefs

John Elway would pull another rabbit out of his hat as he brought the Broncos back from a two-touchdown deficit to defeat the Chiefs in Week 5 of the 1992 NFL season.

Hall-of-Fame quarterback John Elway is known as one of the greatest clutch quarterbacks in NFL history as he lead the Denver Broncos to 46 game-winning drives in the final minutes of the game and 35 4th quarter comebacks.
One of Elway's favorite teams to torment were the Kansas City Chiefs in which he lead the Broncos to six 4th quarter comeback wins.
One of his most famous came in Week 5 of the 1992 NFL season in a showdown for 1st place in the AFC West.
The Broncos entered the game with a 3-1 record and were hoping to get back to the Super Bowl, one year after losing to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game.
Led by head coach Dan Reeves and with Elway in his prime, the Broncos were Super Bowl contenders entering the 1992 season.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs entered the contest with the Broncos with an identical 3-1 record.
Under head coach Marty Schottenheimer, the Chiefs had experience an renaissance of winning as Marty had lead the Chiefs to three straight winning seasons and back-to-back playoff berths after nearly two decades of mediocrity as the Chiefs had only two winning seasons and one playoff berth between the years 1974 and 1988.
After both teams punted on their opening possessions of the game, the Broncos got the ball at their 12-yard-line and were able to drive to the Kansas City 36-yard-line thanks to Elway's right arm as he completed three passes for 29 yards and ran it once for six yards.
But a false start penalty and three straight incomplete passes forced the Broncos to punt the ball back to the Chiefs, who took over pinned back at their six-yard-line.
The Chiefs were able to drive to midfield when Krieg threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Willie Davis to put Kansas City on the scoreboard as the Chiefs took a 7-0 lead with 12:12 left in the second quarter.
Following the Chiefs touchdown, the Broncos took over at their 17-yard-line and put together a 12-play, 60-yard drive which saw Elway complete three of four passes for 34 yards and running backs Gary Green and Reggie Rivers combining for 24 yards on four runs.
The drive was capped off with a 41-yard field goal by David Treadwell to cut the Chiefs' lead to 7-3 with 5:10 left in the first half.
After an exchange of punts, the Chiefs took over at their 22-yard-line with 1:25 left before halftime and two timeouts in their pocket.
A 34-yard pass interference penalty on Broncos strong safety Dennis Smith put the Chiefs at the Broncos' 23-yard-line with 45 seconds to go.
But after a false start penalty and a sack of Krieg would force the Chiefs to settle for a 44-yard field goal by Nick Lowery as time expired in the first half to give the Chiefs a 10-3 lead after 30 minutes of play.

Chiefs quarterback Dave Krieg completed 22 of 31 passes for 301 yards and throw one touchdown pass.

The Chiefs got the ball at their 20-yard-line to start the second half but it took them just three plays to get to the Broncos' 22-yard-line as Krieg hit Davis for 23 yards to start the drive which was followed by a one-yard run by Barry Word and then a 19-yard pass from Krieg to J.J. Birden that became a 34-yard play when Dennis Smith was called for a late hit on the play.
It appeared that the Chiefs were going to have a 1st & goal at the Denver five-yard-line after Krieg threw a 17-yard pass to Birden, but offsetting holding penalties on both teams negated the play, meaning the Chiefs had to replay 1st & 10 at the 22-yard-line.
From there, the Chiefs would only gain four more yards, forcing them to call on Lowery again to kick a 36-yard field goal, which he made to increase the Kansas City lead to 10-3 with 11:19 left in the third quarter.
The Broncos got the ball at their 20-yard-line for their next drive and after two straight incomplete passes to begin the drive, Elway would connect with Arthur Marshall for 21 yards and a 1st down, which was followed up by a 48-yard pass to tight end Reggie Johnson which put Denver at the Kansas City 11-yard-line.
But the Chiefs defense stiffened and forced the Broncos to settle for another field goal, a 22-yarder to Treadwell which cut Kansas City's lead to 13-6 with 7:51 left in the third quarter.
The Chiefs would begin their next drive again from the 20-yard-line and behind the right arm of Krieg were able to drive to the Broncos' 26-yard-line as Krieg completed four passes to four different receiver for a total of 53 yards.
But after two straight running plays netted no yards and a quarterback sack by Broncos linebacker Karl Mecklenberg, Lowery was called on again to kick another field goal, this one from 49 yards out.
This time, Lowery could not come through as his kick sailed wide right, keeping the score 13-6 and giving the ball to the Broncos at their 31-yard-line.
On the first play of the drive, Elway hit tight end Shannon Sharpe for 48 yards to give the Broncos a 1st down at the Chiefs' 21-yard-line, only to have Elway get sacked on the next play by Chiefs defensive end Neil Smith for a nine-yard loss.
The Broncos would be forced to settle for a 36-yard field goal attempt by Treadwell, which sailed wide left, only to have Kansas City be called for running into the kicker, drawing a five-yard penalty and giving Treadwell a second shot at making a 13-9 game as he attempted a 31-yard field goal.
But Chiefs nose tackle Dan Saleaumua blocked the kick which was picked up by Chiefs cornerback Albert Lewis whose 12-yard return gave Kansas City the ball at their 31-yard-line just 19 seconds into the 4th quarter with Kansas City still hanging on to a 13-6 lead.

Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery would account for 13 of the Chiefs' 19 points with four field goals and an extra point.

The Chiefs' next drive got off to an auspicious start as a holding penalty pushed them back 10 yards but on 2nd & 14 from the Kansas City 25-yard-line, Krieg hit running back Barry Word for a 14-yard pass play that got 15 yards added on to after Mecklenberg was called for roughing the passer giving the Chiefs a 1st down at the Broncos' 44-yard-line.

Three plays later, the Chiefs were faced with a 4th & 1 situation at the Broncos' 35-yard-line when Schottenheimer decided to go for the 1st down, instead of attempting a 52-yard field goal.
Christian Okoye got the one yard needed for the 1st down and after a 16-yard pass from Krieg to Davis on 3rd & 3, the Chiefs had a 1st down at the Broncos' 11-yard-line.
But like they had for most of the game, the Denver defense bended but did not break as they held the Chiefs to just two more yards and forced them to call on Lowery to kick a 26-yard field goal, which he made to make it a two-score game at 16-6 with 6:16 to go in the game.
It appeared the Broncos on their way to defeat when on the next play from scrimmage, Elway was sacked by Smith for the third time in the game, this time forcing a fumble that was recovered by Smith to give the ball to Chiefs offense at the Broncos 16-yard-line with a chance to put the game away with a touchdown.
However, the Chiefs could only pick up one yard, forcing them to call on Lowery again, who made a 33-yard field goal to increase the Kansas City lead to 19-6 with exactly 5 minutes to play.
Despite the two-touchdown lead, the Chiefs knew the game wasn't over, especially with Elway on the other side.
But a two-touchdown deficit with five minutes to go seem like an impossible task, even for Elway.
If the Broncos were to win, they would need a touchdown as quickly as possible as they took over at their 20-yard-line.
Going to a no-huddle offense, Elway began the drive with a eight-yard pass to Sharpe, followed by an incomplete pass, then a four-yard pass to Sharpe for a 1st down at the Denver 32-yard-line.
After another incomplete pass, Elway would hit Mark Jackson for back-to-back passes totaling 14 yards and another 1st down at the Denver 46-yard-line.
Elway would go back to Sharpe for a nine-yard pass on the next play from scrimmage then after an incomplete pass, the Broncos crossed up the Chiefs with a draw play to Rivers, who picked up eight yards for a Broncos 1st down at the Chiefs' 37-yard-line.
Elway connected with Sharpe again for nine more yards, then hit Jackson for eight yards for a 1st down at the Kansas City 20-yard-line.
Elway would threw an incomplete pass on 1st down then would get sacked by Chiefs defensive end Leonard Griffin forcing a 3rd & 15 situation as the two-minute warning hit.
That is when Elway lofted a pass down the right sideline that was caught by Jackson for a 25-yard touchdown which with Treadwell's extra point cut the Chiefs' lead to 19-13 with 1:55 left in the game.

Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe would be Elway's favorite target in the game with nine catches for 118 yards.

Expecting an onside kick, the Chiefs were surprised when kicker Brad Daluiso kicked it deep which was received by Dexter Carter who only returned it five yards to the Kansas City five-yard-line with 1:50 left.
The Chiefs needed just one 1st down to put the game away and seemed in good position to get that 1st down after two straight runs by Word picked up seven yards setting up a 3rd & 3 situation.
But a false start penalty and a run by Word that not only gained zero yardage, but stopped the clock as Word was shoved out of bounds, lead to the Chiefs punting the ball back to the Broncos from their seven-yard-line.
Bryan Barker got off a 48-yard punt but Marshall would return the kick 28 yards to the Kansas City 27-yard-line with 1:17 left and one timeout in the Broncos' pocket.
Elway would hit Marshall for 11 yards on 1st down, then hit Marshall again for four yards leading him to burn the Broncos' last timeout with 43 seconds left as Denver faced a 2nd & 6 from the Chiefs' 12-yard-line.
That is when Elway fired a pass for the right corner of the end zone that was caught by Vance Johnson for his first and only catch of the game, a 12-yard touchdown that  sent the crowd at Denver's Mile High Stadium into a frenzy.
With Treadwell's extra point, the Broncos had a 20-19 lead with 38 seconds to go.
The Chiefs took over at their 20-yard-line, hoping to drive far enough to call on Lowery to attempt a game-winning field goal.
The drive got off to a great start as Krieg hit Davis for 30 yards on the first play of the drive to give the Chiefs a 1st down at midfield.
However, Krieg would threw straight incomplete passes forcing a do-or-die 4th down & 10.
Krieg would complete the 4th down pass to Birden, but only for six yards, forcing the Chiefs to give the ball back to the Broncos, who took one knee to run out the clock and come away with the 20-19 win.
It seemed that the comeback win over the Chiefs would spark the Broncos to another AFC West title as they were in 1st place after 11 weeks of the season with a 7-3 record.
But a four-game losing streak and then a Week 17 loss to the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium, would not only keep the Broncos out of the playoffs with a 8-8 record, it ended the Dan Reeves era in Denver as he was fired in the offseason after 12 years as the Broncos head coach.
Like I wrote above, the Chiefs would get revenge in Week 17 by blowing the Broncos out 42-20 to earn a Wild Card spot with a 10-6 record, only for Kansas City to lose in the Wild Card to the AFC West champion San Diego Chargers 17-0.
Elway would remain in Denver for six more years, eventually ending his 16-year career with back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
Ironically in his final season, Elway would direct one more 4th quarter comeback win over the Chiefs, leading the Broncos from a 10-point 4th quarter deficit and to a 35-31 win as he hit Shannon Sharpe for the game-winning touchdown in what would be his 35th and final 4th quarter comeback win.
Below, are highlights of the 1992 Chiefs-Broncos game:

College Football Old School Game of The Week: Florida Holds Off Georgia in Controversial Finish

Florida players celebrate while Georgia players including Eric Zeier(10) sits on his knees in disbelief following the finish of the 1993 Florida-Georgia game.

In college football rivalries such as the one between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs, they are games in the series that will spark a lot of debate.
One such game is the 1993 version of the game formerly known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" which ended in such controversial fashion that it is still debated to this day.
Florida came into the game #10 in the country with a 5-1 record but were coming off a shocking 38-35 loss at Auburn.
The Gators were coached by Steve Spurrier, who was in his 4th year as the Gators head coach, and had lead Florida its first 10-win season and first SEC title back in 1991, then lead the Gators to the inaugural SEC Championship Game where they lost 28-21 to the eventual national champion Alabama Crimson Tide.
Despite having All-SEC running back Errict Rhett in the backfield, Spurrier could not settle on a quarterback as he played musical chairs with junior Terry Dean and freshman Danny Wuerffel.
Wuerffel got the start for the Gators as they entered their annual showdown with the Bulldogs as 11-point favorites.
Georgia came into the Florida game with a three-game winning streak as they would fighting to get bowl eligible as they stood with a 4-4 record under fifth-year head coach Ray Goff.
The Dawgs were lead by junior quarterback Eric Zeier, who was shattering Georgia passing records, which included a 544 passing yard performance just three weeks earlier in a Georgia win against Southern Mississippi.
If the Dawgs were going to upset the Gators, it was going to a strong performance by Zeier to do it as Georgia hoped to end beat Florida for the first time since 1989.
Torrential downpours in the morning made the field at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville a total mess leading to this version of the Florida-Georgia rivalry to be known as the "Mud Bowl".
It would also be known as the "Timeout Game" after the finish of the game.
Florida received the opening kickoff of the game and were immediately in Bulldogs territory as Jack Jackson returned the kick 46 yards to the Georgia 39-yard-line.
Wuerffel hit Chris Doering for a 22-yard pass to the Bulldogs 15-yard-line, but the Gators could only pick up seven more yards, forcing them to settle for a 29-yard field goal by Judd Davis to give Florida a 3-0 lead just three minutes into the game.
The Gators defense would force the Bulldogs to punt on their opening possession, but the Dawgs would get the ball back quickly when Rhett fumbled the football which was recovered by Georgia free safety Ralph Thompson at the Florida 25-yard-line.
Zeier was able to get the Dawgs to the Gators' five-yard-line before they had to settle for a 22-yard field goal by Kanon Parkman which tied the game at 3 with 5:33 left in the first quarter.
However, Parkman would shank the ensuing kickoff, giving the Gators the ball at the Georgia 49-yard-line.
Three plays later, the Gators were in the end zone as Rhett, who carried the ball all on three plays of the drive, punched it in from nine yards out for the first touchdown of the game and give Florida a 10-3 lead with 3:49 left in the opening quarter.
Just two plays after Rhett's touchdown, Zeier fumbled a snap from center, which was recovered by Florida defensive lineman Ellis Johnson, giving the Gators the ball at the Dawgs' 37-yard-line.
The Gators would travel 26 yards before having to settle for another Davis field goal, this one from 27 yards out, to extend their lead to 13-3 with 37 seconds left in the first quarter.

Georgia quarterback Eric Zeier would complete 36 of 65 passes for 384 yards and throw two touchdown passes.

Following Davis' field goal, the Dawgs would drive 83 yards in eight plays behind the right arm, who completed his first five passes on the drive, including three to tight end Shannon Mitchell for a total of 37 yards, and a big 26-yard completion to Hason Graham, the longest play of the drive.
The drive was capped off by a two-yard touchdown pass from Zeier to Brice Hunter which cut the Gators' lead to 13-10 with 13:09 left in the second quarter.
The Dawgs' defense would force their second turnover of the game on the Gators' ensuing possession when linebacker Mitch Davis intercepted a Wuerffel pass and returned it 13 yards which became 28 yards when Florida was called for a 15-yard face mask penalty on the return, putting the ball at the Florida 17-yard-line.
The Gators defense seemed poised to force another field goal attempt but Zeier scrambled for eight yards on a 3rd & 7 from the Florida 14-yard-line, giving Georgia a 1st & goal at the six-yard-line.
After an incomplete pass, Zeier would hit Mitchell for a six-yard touchdown pass to give the Dawgs their first lead of the game at 17-13 with 11:03 left in the first half.
Then after forcing the Gators to punt, the Dawgs would drive 48 yards in 12 plays, which included Georgia converting on two 3rd down situations, the first being a a 11-yard pass from Zeier to Mitchell for 11 yards to the Gators' 27-yard-line, followed by another Zeier run, this one for 12 yards and a 1st down at the Florida 15-yard-line.
From there, the Gators defense would stiffen and force the Dawgs to call on Parkman to kick a 27-yard field goal to extend Georgia's lead to 20-13 with 6:56 left before halftime.
When the Gators' offense came back on to the field with the ball at their 36-yard-line, Spurrier took Wuerffel out and put Dean in at quarterback after Wuerffel had gone 3-of-9 for 37 yards and threw one interception.
Hoping to get the Florida offense, Dean did just that as he completed his first four passes as he directed the Gators to the Georgia nine-yard-line until back-to-back sacks by Mitch Davis forced the Gators to settle for another Judd Davis field goal, this one from 36 yards out to cut the Georgia lead to 20-16 with 1:35 left in the first half.
Georgia was set to get the ball at their 28-yard-line after the ensuing kickoff but after Florida was called for offsides, Goff forced the Gators to re-kick.
However, the decision backfied on Goff as Graham fumbled the kick after a hit by Florida linebacker Ed Robinson which was recovered by Sam McCorkle at the Georgia 35-yard-line.
That is when Spurrier when for the juggler as Dean dropped back and fired a deep pass that was caught by Harrison Houston in the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown to give Florida a 20-16 lead as they had scored 10 points in just 27 seconds.
Zeier used the last 1:08 to lead the Dawgs to the Gators' 21-yard-line only to have Parkman miss a 38-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, keeping the score 23-20 in favor of the Gators.
The Dawgs got the ball to start the second half and promptly drove to the Florida six-yard-line before calling on Parkman to attempt a 23-yard field goal.
But for the second straight time, Parkman missed the field goal and Florida still held on to a 23-20 lead.

Terry Dean came off the bench and completed eight of 12 passes for 105 yards, threw a touchdown and lead the Gators to four straight scoring drives.

After the ball was moved up to the Florida 20-yard-line following Parkman's missed field goal, the Gators would put together a drive for the ages.
The drive started off with two straight runs by Rhett for nine yards, which was followed by a quarterback sneak by Dean for two yards on 3rd & 1 to pick up the 1st down.
After a two-yard run by Rhett, Dean hit Doering for 12 yards and another 1st down at the Florida 45-yard-line.
Then after Rhett picked up five yards on 1st down, only to lose four on 2nd down, Dean would hit Jackson for 10 yards which put the Gators in Georgia territory at the Dawgs' 44-yard-line.
Rhett would carry the ball on the next four plays, picking up 22 yards, until Dean threw two straight incomplete passes forcing a 4th & 3 situation from the Georgia 22-yard-line.
Even though Judd Davis had connected on all three of his field goal attempts, Spurrier decided to go for the 1st down.
The gamble paid off as Rhett ran for six yards and the 1st down, which was followed by a seven-yard run by on the following play from scrimmage to put Florida at the Dawgs' nine-yard-line.
After Rhett was dropped for a three-yard loss on 2nd down, Dean threw an incomplete pass on 3rd down only to get a defensive pass interference penalty to give the Gators a 1st & goal at the two-yard-line.
After Rhett picked up one yard on 1st down and Dean was stopped on 2nd down, Rhett jumped over the top of the Georgia defense for a 1-yard touchdown run to complete the 21-play, 80-yard drive that took up nearly 11 minutes as Rhett carried the ball 14 times for 50 yards on the drive including the touchdown to push the Gators' lead back to 10 points at 30-20 with 13 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Dawgs responded with a 10-play, 48-yard drive that was capped off with a 21-yard field goal by Parkman, even though the Dawgs a 1st-and-goal at the Florida two-yard-line, to cut the Gators' lead to a touchdown at 30-20 with 12:12 left in the game.
The Gators responded by driving 42 yards in 11 plays which ended with Judd Davis' fourth field goal of the day, a 31-yarder to push the Gators' lead back up to 10 points at 33-23 with 6:42 to go.
Going to a no-huddle offense, Zeier would drive the Dawgs back to inside the Gators' 10-yard-line but two straight incomplete passes forced Georgia to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Parkman to make it a one-touchdown game at 33-26 with 5:06 to play.

Errict Rhett carried the ball 41 times for 183 yards and scored two touchdowns.

Once the Gators got the ball back, they went back to Rhett, who would carry the ball 28 times for 115 yards in the second half, to pick up some 1st downs and chew up time off the clock.
Rhett would do that until the Gators were faced with a 4th & 2 at the Georgia 36-yard-line when Dean threw a pass that was knocked down by Bulldogs defensive lineman Phillip Daniels, giving the Dawgs 96 seconds and 64 yards to try and drive for a touchdown.
With the ball in his hands, Zeier hit Mitchell for 15 yards on the first play from scrimmage to put the Dawgs in Florida territory at the Gators' 49-yard-line.
After a six-yard pass to Hunter, Zeier would hit Mitchell on back-to-back completions totaling 13 yards which was followed by a incomplete pass setting up a 3rd & 4 from the Florida 30-yard-line.
Georgia would get the 1st down as Zeier found Jeff Thomas for four yards, then hit Hason Graham for 14 yards to put Georgia at the 12-yard-line where Zeier spiked the ball setting up 2nd down with just five seconds left.
As the two teams lined up for what probably would be the final play of the game, Florida cornerback Antoine Lott noticed that the Gators had only 10 men on the field and called timeout just at the moment the ball was snapped to Zeier who found for Jerman for an apparent 12-yard touchdown.
But as the Dawgs were getting to ready to go for two and the win(there was no overtime in the FBS division in 1993) the referees came in to rule that the play had been ruled dead and the touchdown did not count.
When you watch the replay you can whistles blow as Zeier throws the pass to Jerman, but did Lott get the timeout in time? You decide by watching the clip below:

The five seconds were put back on the clock and the ball put back at the 12-yard-line.
Zeier took the snap and dropped back to the 20-yard-line before lofting a pass for the left corner of the end zone intended for Graham, which he caught out of bounds as time expired, only to have Lott be called for defensive pass interference.
Since the game cannot end on a defensive penalty, the Dawgs were given one last shot as the ball was placed at the two-yard-line with no time on the clock.
In the shotgun, Zeier took the snap and fired a pass that was hit Thomas in the left hand and fell incomplete, finally ending the game as the Gators escaped with a 33-26 win.
The Dawgs felt like they were robbed, believing the timeout was not called in time and that Zeier's touchdown pass should have counted.
It proved to be costly for the Bulldogs as they finished the season with a 5-6 record, meaning if they had won the Florida game they would have been bowl eligible and could have played in a bowl game.
Meanwhile, the Gators would go on to win their second SEC title in three years as they knocked off Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, then ended West Virginia's undefeated season with a 41-7 shackling in the Sugar Bowl, to finish the season with a 11-2 record and a top 5 ranking in the final AP and coaches polls.
Goff would never get as close to defeating Florida again as he did in 1993 as Georgia lost the next two games with Florida by a combined score 104-31, ultimately leading to his dismissal as the Bulldogs head coach after the 1995 season.
It wouldn't be until 1997 when the Dawgs finally beat the Gators thanks to a four-touchdown performance by Robert Edwards to give Georgia a 37-17 win to end their seven-game losing streak against the Gators and the only time the Bulldogs would defeat Spurrier in his 12-year tenure in Gainesville.
But if you talk to a Georgia fan, they believe it shouldn't have been seven losses in a row and that they should have won the 1993 game if not for the officials.

NFL Old School Game of the Week: Cowboys End Redskins Quest For Undefeated Season

Emmitt Smith would carry the ball 34 times for 132 yards and score one touchdown in the Cowboys' upset over the Redskins.

When we look back at some of the great dynasties in NFL history, many fans and historians to look for a playoff victory as the beginning of that team's dynasty i.e. The Immaculate Reception for the 1970s Steelers or The Catch for the 1980s 49ers.
But sometimes it could be a regular season victory that may be seen as historians as the moment that the foundation of greatness was laid.
For the Cowboys of the 1990s, they could point to their Week 12 encounter with the undefeated Washington Redskins in 1991 that was perhaps the moment where "America's Team" learned how to win a big game.
The Cowboys entered the game with a 6-5 record, just two years removed from their embarrassing 1-15 record in 1989 which was the first season for Dallas head coach Jimmy Johnson.
But two years later, Johnson had his offensive nucleus put together in quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Emmitt Smith, and wide receiver Michael Irvin, better known as "The Triplets".
The young Cowboys appeared on their way to their first playoff berth in six years as they started the season 5-2.
But after losing three of their previous four games, Dallas traveled to Washington D.C. needing a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.
While the Cowboys were scrambling for a playoff spot, the Redskins were playing for immortality as they entered their game with the Cowboys with a 11-0 record, sparking talk amongst the NFL that the Redskins could go join the 1972 Miami Dolphins as undefeated Super Bowl Champions.
This was head coach Joe Gibbs' best Redskins team as it the league's top offense directed by quarterback Mark Rypien, along with a three-headed monster at running back with Earnest Byner, Ricky Ervins, and Gerald Riggs a wide receivers corps that consisted of Art Monk, Gary Clark, and Ricky Sanders or better known as "The Posse".
Washington's defense was also pretty tough which was second best in the league.
Despite all this, the Redskins knew that their game with the Cowboys would not be easy as Dallas had taken Washington to the brink in their Week 2 matchup as the Redskins won the game 33-31.
The Redskins got the ball to start the game but were forced to punt the ball to the Cowboys, who took over at their 37-yard-line.
On the first play from scrimmage, Aikman connected with Alvin Harper for a 39-yard pass that put Dallas at the Redskins' 24-yard-line.
But the Redskins defense stiffened and after Washington linebacker Monte Coleman sacked Aikman for an eight-yard loss on 3rd & 11, the Cowboys called on Ken Willis to attempt a 51-yard field goal, only to have his kick fall short.
After another Redskins punt, the Cowboys got the ball back at their 20-yard-line only to have Aikman be intercepted on the second play of the drive by Redskins cornerback Martin Mayhew, who returned it 31 yards for the game's first touchdown, giving Washington a 7-0 lead with 4:53 left in the first quarter.

Michael Irvin would catch nine passes for 130 yards and one touchdown.

With the score still 7-0 in favor of Washington, the Cowboys got the ball at their 25-yard-line just 21 seconds into the second quarter and proceeded to drive into Redskins territory as Aikman hit three straight passes for 36 yards, to go along with a one-yard run by Smith, gave the Cowboys a 1st & 10 at the Redskins' 38-yard-line.
However, the Cowboys would only pick up five more yards on its next three plays setting up a 4th & 5 from the Washington 33-yard-line.
Instead of attempting another long field goal, Johnson decided to go for the 1st down.
The gamble paid off as Aikman hit Irvin for six yards and a Cowboys 1st down at the Redskins' 27-yard-line.
Smith would pick up three yards on 1st & 10, which was followed by Aikman being sacked by Redskins linebacker Wilbur Marshall to set up 3rd & 15 from the Washington 32-yard-line.
The Cowboys seemingly decided to play it safe as Aikman handed the ball off to Smith and hope the second-year running back could put Dallas back in field goal range.
Smith did more than put the Cowboys back in field goal range as he busted though the middle for a 32-yard touchdown that with the extra point tied the game at 7 with 9:35 left in the first quarter.
The Redskins expected to get the ball back on the ensuing kickoff only to have Johnson call for a surprise onside kick which bounced off Redskins linebacker Andre Collins and was recovered by the Cowboys' Darrick Brownlow at the Washington 47-yard-line.
The Cowboys drove to the Redskins' 31-yard-line where they faced another 4th down situation, a 4th & 9, when Johnson continued to play aggressively as he went for it again on 4th down.
However, this gamble did not pay off as Aikman connected with tight end Robert Awalt for seven yards, just two yards short of a 1st down, forcing the Cowboys to give the ball back to the Redskins who took over at their 24-yard-line.
But the Cowboys' defense would force the Redskins to punt again, getting the ball at their 34-yard-line with 3:50 left in the first half and the game still tied 7-7.
After getting sacked on 1st down for a four-yard loss, Aikman hit Irvin for 16 yards and a 1st down at the Dallas 46-yard-line, which was followed by a three-yard run by Smith, and then another Aikman-to-Irvin connection, this time for 14 yards to give the Cowboys a 1st & 10 at the Redskins' 37-yard-line.
Then after getting sacked again on 1st down, this time for an eight-yard loss, Aikman hit passes to Alfredo Roberts and Tommie Agee, respectively, picking up 11 yards to set up a 4th & 7 at the Washington 34-yard-line when Johnson called timeout with 13 seconds left in the half.
For the third straight time, Johnson decided not to call on the field goal unit and instead go for the 1st down, or so it appeared.
Aikman dropped back to pass, but instead of going for a 10-yard or 15-yard pass, he went for the end zone, as he threw a Hail Mary pass that fell into the hands of Harper for a shocking 34-yard touchdown to end the first half with the Cowboys leading 14-7 and Dallas receiving the ball to start the second half.

Dallas began its initial possession of the second half from its 20-yard-line and began with three runs by Smith that picked up 14 yards and an incomplete pass which set up a 3rd & 6 for the Cowboys from their 36-yard-line.
That is when Aikman found Harper again, this time for 27 yards and a 1st down at the Redskins' 37-yard-line.
But while the Cowboys while celebrating being in Redskins territory, Aikman lied on the ground in pain after a being taken down by Washington defensive ends Charles Mann and Jumpy Geathers.
Aikman would limp off the field with a sprained right knee and would not return to the game, being replaced by Steve Beuerlein.
On his first play from scrimmage, Beuerlein threw a deep pass for Harper which fell incomplete but drew a pass interference penalty on Mayhew to give the Cowboys a 1st down at the Washington 17-yard-line.
The Cowboys would only pick up three more yards, forcing Johnson to call on Willis to attempt a 32-yard field goal.
But Willis' kick was no good, keeping the score 14-7 in favor of Dallas.
Neither team would mount another scoring threat until the Cowboys got the ball at their 19-yard-line with 3:55 left in the third quarter and proceeded to drive the 81 yards in seven plays as Beuerlein hit all four of his passes on the drive for 61 yards with the last completion being a 23-yard touchdown to Irvin on the third play of the 4th quarter that extended the Cowboys' lead to 21-7.
Now down by two touchdowns, the Redskins' offense, which had been held to just 107 yards of total offense up to this point, needing to put together a touchdown drive in hopes of keeping their undefeated season alive.
But on the first play from scrimmage following the ensuing kickoff, Rypien was picked off by Cowboys cornerback Larry Brown on a deep pass intended for Clark.
Brown returned the interception 20 yards to give the Cowboys the ball at their 47-yard-line, only for the Redskins defense force Dallas to go three-and-out.
Washington took over possession at its eight-yard-line with 11:48 remaining in regulation when Rypien and the Redskins offense went into their two-minute offense in order to score as quickly as possible.
The drive began with back-to-back completions to Clark totaling 26 yards, which was followed by an incomplete pass, and then two more completions to Clark for 24 more yards to put the Redskins at the Cowboys' 42-yard-line with a 1st & 10.
After an eight-yard run by Ervins, Rypien went back to the air, this time connecting with Monk for 10 yards and another 1st down at the Dallas 24-yard-line.
Rypien would three straight incomplete passes forcing the Redskins to go for it on 4th & 10.
That is when Rypien would find Ervins for 13 yards and a 1st down, which was followed up by a 10-yard run by Ervins to give the Redskins a 1st & goal at the Cowboys one-yard-line.
Riggs then punched it in for the touchdown to end the 13-play, 92-yard drive that took up almost up 3 1/2 minutes and cut the Cowboys' lead in half to 21-14 with 8:21 left in the fourth quarter.

Taking over for an injured Troy Aikman, Steve Beuerlein compeleted seven of 12 passes for 109 yards and threw a touchdown.

With the pressure on them to put the game away, the Cowboys began their next possession at their 27-yard-line.
After Beuerlein hit Harper for a 16-yard completion to give the Cowboys a 1st down at their 43-yard-line, Smith was called upon as he carried the ball five straight times, picking up 14 yards to set up a critical 3rd & 9 situation from the Redskins' 43-yard-line.
That is when Beuerlein connected with Irvin for 13 yards and another 1st down, keeping the clock running as the Cowboys continued to drive down the field.
Smith would get the ball on the next Dallas plays, gaining 11 yards, including a critical eight yards on 3rd & 7 to give the Cowboys a 1st down at the Redskins' 19-yard-line.
The Redskins would not allow another 1st down, forcing the Cowboys to call on Willis to attempt a 42-yard field goal to make it a two-score game
Despite having missed his previous two field goal tries, Willis' 42-yard kick was true, extending the Cowboys' lead to 24-14 with just 74 seconds left in the game.
Rypien and the Redskins' offense were able to drive 63 yards in five plays, culminating with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Rypien to Sanders that cut the deficit to three points at 24-21 with just 18 seconds lost.
But the Cowboys fullback Darryl "Moose" Johnston would recover the ensuing onside kick allowing for Beuerlein to take a knee to run out the clock as Dallas came away with a 24-21 victory and handing the Redskins their first loss of the season.
The Redskins would recover to finish the regular season with a 14-2 record, good enough for the #1 seed in the NFC Playoffs as they ousted the Atlanta Falcons 24-7 in the Divisional Round, then blew out the Detroit Lions 41-10 in the NFC Championship Game to earn a trip to Super Bowl XXVI where the Redskins behind Rypien's MVP performance soundly defeated the Buffalo Bills 37-24 for the team's third world championship in a decade.
As for the Cowboys, their upset over the Redskins help kick off a five-game winning streak which earned Dallas a Wild Card berth, meaning they would return to the playoffs for the first time since 1985.
In the playoffs, the Cowboys knocked off the Chicago Bears 17-13 in the Wild Card Round before being destroyed by the Lions 38-6 in the Divisional Round, ending their season.
But the experience the Cowboys gained over the 1991 season would carry over for the next several years as Dallas would win three out of the next four  Super Bowls to become the "Team of the 90s".