Video of the Day (September 1, 2006)

With the NFL Season around the corner, I thought I'd post a video showing, arguably the best play ever in NFL History.

It was a great play, only for John Carney to miss the Extra Point moments later (after a lengthy review to check if any of the laterals went forwards). So they still lost the game. One of the most exciting/dramatic ends to a game ever, the failed PAT included (sadly I couldn't find it on YouTube).

Stallworth should have been tackled straight away, but after that, I think it's pretty much unstoppable.

This type of play (minus the blocking) is common place in rugby, and look how excited a rugby-type play made the crowd.

Are there any other great plays that beat this?

Also, how does that work on the statistical side? How may recieving yards will Stallworth get? The total from the start of the play to the endzone, or the total until he laterals it. Then what happens to a lateral reciever? How are, if at all, his stats effected?

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Fri 09/01/06, 5:44 am EST

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Anonymous Fanatic #1

737 days ago

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what an awesome play

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The sharkDraft Pick

737 days ago

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That was great.

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DNLLegend

737 days ago

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Stats work like this:

QB gets 1 pass attempted, 1 completion, and all the yards (and of course the TD)
Guy who catches the ball gets 1 reception and his yards
All other players involved get just their yardage -- they get no completions
Guy who scores gets the TD, I think.

So, yes, you can have a guy who has 0 career receptions for 98 yards.

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

737 days ago

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Thanks! That seems very confusing. So in the example above, Brooks gets, For Arguments Sake 77 yards, Stallworth gets the reception + the number of yards until he laterals it, and Jerome Pathon gets the TD? Seems logical, if long winded.

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