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The catch won the 2008 Best Play ESPY Award. The award ceremony featured a spoof by host Justin Timberlake, who "revealed" that he had left gum on David Tyree's helmet, which helped him catch the pass (since he caught it close to the top of his helmet). [9] During the acceptance speech, Tyree jokingly stated, "Justin, thanks for the gum."
Tyree leaped and caught the ball fully extended, bringing it down against his helmet with his right hand, while the New England Patriots' Rodney Harrison pulled violently downward on that arm, simultaneously wrenching Tyree arching backwards towards the turf. Tyree, who got a second hand on the ball during the descent, seemingly kept the ball ...
It capped off the drive where Tyree hauled in his helmet catch. It was a fine throw by Manning, and it shook the entire NFL. ... Manningham caught the 38-yard pass and somehow got both his feet ...
For the rest of his days, and for generations beyond, Tyree will be associated with the Helmet Catch, a play where — as the name implies — he caught the ball with his helmet. With 1:15 ...
The Catch was the game-winning touchdown reception in the 1981 NFC Championship Game played between the Dallas Cowboys and the eventual Super Bowl XVI champion San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on January 10, 1982, as part of the 1981-82 NFL playoffs. With 58 seconds left in the game, the 49ers faced 3rd down and 3 yards to gain on the ...
Tyree never recorded another reception in the NFL after his helmet catch against the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Butler, to his credit, did not want to be another one-hit wonder.
The Fox announcer had an interesting explanation for only saying "Caught by Tyree." Joe Buck shrugs off Giants fans' complaints about his helmet catch call with Eli Manning Skip to main content
The Immaculate Reception is one of the most famous plays in the history of American football.It was a walk-off touchdown which occurred in the AFC divisional playoff game of the National Football League (NFL), between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1972.