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The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 American biographical sports film based on the early life of amateur golf champion Francis Ouimet and his surprise winning of the 1913 U.S. Open. The film was directed by Bill Paxton , and was his last film as a director.
The 1958 NFL Championship Game was the 26th NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the first NFL playoff game to be decided in sudden death overtime. [9] The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 23–17 in what soon became widely known as "the Greatest Game Ever Played". [16]
The Greatest Game Ever Played was released in theaters in 2005. The film starred Shia LaBeouf as Ouimet and was directed by Bill Paxton and produced by Larry Brezner. Appearing on the cover of The Greatest Game is a photograph of Ouimet at the U.S. Open with his ten-year-old caddie, Eddie Lowery.
1934 NFL Championship Game. Giants players switched to basketball sneakers in the middle of the game. [2] 73–0: December 8, 1940 Chicago Bears: 73–0 Washington Redskins: The Chicago Bears scored 11 touchdowns and won 73–0, the most lopsided victory in NFL history. [3] The Greatest Game Ever Played: December 28, 1958 Baltimore Colts: 23 ...
The 1958 NFL Championship game pitted the Baltimore Colts against the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium in what the Baltimore Sun claims is known as “the Greatest Game Ever Played.”
MLB's 20 Greatest Games is an American television series that aired in 2011 on MLB Network. Hosted by Bob Costas [ 1 ] and Tom Verducci [ 2 ] , the series counted down and dissected the 20 greatest games in Major League Baseball history since 1961 [ 3 ] .
21. Super Bowl XLV (2011) Green Bay Packers def. Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25. The never-quit attitude of the Steelers made this a great game after the Packers were dominating 21-10 at halftime.
It was the first overtime game in NFL history, and is often referred to as the "greatest game ever played". The game, nationally televised by NBC, has been credited for sparking the rise in popularity of professional football during the 1960s. [23]