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The "Immacuate Reception" was on this date in 1972
Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:03 am
Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:03 am
Immaculate Reception Oakland at Pittsburgh in the divisonal round of the AFC Playoffs. :12 left and Oakland led, 7-6.
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Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:11 am to I-59 Tiger
Those early 70s Steelers teams were really pedestrian on offense. The Raiduhs would have given the '72 Fins a better challenge.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:25 am to I-59 Tiger
I was watching. How great would it be to Christmas day playoff football?
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:00 pm to I-59 Tiger
I can’t imagine playoffs before Christmas
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:20 pm to OhioLSUfan
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I can’t imagine playoffs before Christmas
14 game regular season back then. The 16 game schedule started in 1978.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:22 pm to I-59 Tiger
Still the most freaky game ending play in history. The Steelers shut down by the Raidahs without a TD to that point.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:04 pm to I-59 Tiger
Still illegal.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:15 pm to BigBrod81
First year of the Wild Card games in 1978 were played on Christmas Eve, pretty fun
Posted on 12/23/25 at 2:00 pm to I-59 Tiger
The ball hit the ground but props to Harris for a great acting job
Posted on 12/23/25 at 2:53 pm to I-59 Tiger
Thanks for the broadcast link. I’ve seen the original play dozens of times, but I don’t recall ever seeing those different replay angles.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 3:03 pm to 4x4tiger
Did it hit the ground? It was definitely an illegal catch since it wasn’t touched by the Raiders
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:43 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Still illegal.
Timothy Gay, a physics professor and a longtime Raiders fan,[38] cited Fetkovich's work with approval in his book The Physics of Football and concluded that "the referees made the right call in the Immaculate Reception."
Posted on 12/23/25 at 8:18 pm to BigD43
How is there even any controversy about who deflected it? It’s clear as day it was deflected by the Raiders.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 7:22 am to H-Town Tiger
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It was definitely an illegal catch since it wasn’t touched by the Raiders
The ball was definitely deflected by #31, Jack Tatum if you watch the slow-motion replay.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 8:17 am to I-59 Tiger
Franco Harris was really a different type of guy. At that time, he didn't like driving to and from the games, so he used to walk/hitch hike. After that amazing game, the guy literally stuck out his thumb to get a ride back to his home.
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