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Greatest NFL playoff performance in losing effort

Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:49 pm
Posted by brg0320
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:49 pm
It has to be Russell Wilson.

24-36 385 yards 2TDS
7 carries 60 yards 1TD

Comeback from 20 down in 2nd half on the road. Dominated the second half. Atlanta couldn't keep Russell out of the end zone in the second half.

Has there been a better performance in a losing effort?
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:49 pm to
Lol
Posted by Waffle House
NYC
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:51 pm to
Kurt Warner vs Green Bay in '09

ETA: Nevermind, was thinking Arizona lost that one. Rodgers was pretty good in that one as well.

Stat Line
This post was edited on 1/14/13 at 2:53 pm
Posted by brg0320
Member since May 2009
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:51 pm to
Then give me one better
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:52 pm to
???

The cardinals won
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278170 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:52 pm to
Trindon Holliday
Posted by VerlanderBEAST
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:52 pm to
TO in the Super Bowl
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:52 pm to
quote:

Then give me one better


Mcnair's final drive in the super bowl was incredible
Posted by reddman
Member since Jul 2005
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

Then give me one better



Dan Marino threw for 421 yards and 4 TDs and lost.

Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:54 pm to
:inb4BreesvsSanFran


Posted by brg0320
Member since May 2009
3295 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:55 pm to
TO is up there.

McNair's whole game wasn't as good, but of course it was on a bigger stage.

Trindon Holliday was impressive...but no, not the greatest ever. Not based on less than 5 touches
Posted by schexyoung
Deaf Valley
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:56 pm to
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Trindon Holliday


This is actually a pretty legit answer. If you could equate the chances of returning 94yd punt and a 104 kickoff for tds to QB stats, I would put money down that Trindon beats Wilson.
Posted by brg0320
Member since May 2009
3295 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:58 pm to
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Dan Marino threw for 421 yards and 4 TDs and lost


But Marino always put up big numbers through the air. Wilson made one mistake that game (taking the sack) and ran circles around that defense in the second half. Marino, Warner, Brees would have been sacked on that late completion to Marshawn Lynch to put Seattle inside the 5.

I think if RW performance isn't the best, it has to be top 2 or 3.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278170 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 2:58 pm to
The way they played in the 1st half & the handling of the last drive of the half are the reasons Wilson shouldn't be mentioned.

He played good but any points in the first half and they win. Simple.
Posted by brg0320
Member since May 2009
3295 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 3:00 pm to
Trindon was amazing, but I just can't put it up there with the best. Not as a return specialist.

Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
33922 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 3:00 pm to
Priest Holmes in 2004 against the Colts- 24 carries, 176 yards, 2 TDs

Aaron Rodgers in 2009 against the Cardinals- 28-42, 423 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT

Calvin Johnson in 2012 against the Saints- 12 catches, 211 yards, 2 TDs
This post was edited on 1/14/13 at 3:02 pm
Posted by reddman
Member since Jul 2005
78186 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 3:00 pm to
Dan Marino rarely got sacked. In his prime, he had the lowest sack % in the league...for seven straight seasons.

Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278170 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 3:02 pm to
quote:

Trindon was amazing, but I just can't put it up there with the best. Not as a return specialist.

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Not saying the best. Just better than Wilson
Posted by Indfanfromcol
LSU
Member since Jan 2011
14723 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 3:02 pm to
So is this a thread about the best losers?
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
33445 posts
Posted on 1/14/13 at 3:02 pm to
January 2, 1982. Chargers at Dolphins. Don Strock completes 29 of 43 passes for 403 yards and 4 touchdowns IN RELIEF of an ineffective David Woodley. Strock entered the game in the 2nd quarter with the Dolphins trailing 24-0. The Chargers would win in OT, 41-38.

I have seen a lot of football in my day and that game still ranks in my top 5 ever.
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