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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.
This season is famous for the Immaculate Reception, where the Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders 13–7 in the playoffs on a last second touchdown by rookie running back Franco Harris. But the momentum would not be enough to beat the Dolphins in the AFC Championship despite a strong season.
Dec. 23 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 'Immaculate Reception,' Franco Harris' famous catch in 1972 that changed the course of Steelers football.
The play, which became known both as The Immaculate Redemption (as a play on the earlier Immaculate Reception that the Steelers were on the winning side of) and The Tackle (not to be confused with an earlier play during Super Bowl XXXIV), has since entered Pittsburgh sports lore, and while initially appearing to be fatal helped the Steelers ...
Pittsburgh running back Franco Harris' scoop of a deflected pass and subsequent run for the winning touchdown in a 1972 playoff victory against Oakland — forever known as the "Immaculate ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back whose heads-up thinking authored the “Immaculate Reception,” considered the most The post Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steeler who ...
Immaculate Reception: December 23, 1972 Oakland Raiders: 7–13 Pittsburgh Steelers: From a 1972 AFC divisional playoff game where a Steelers pass bounced off of a Raider's helmet before being caught by Steelers fullback Franco Harris for a game-winning touchdown. [96] [97] The Sea of Hands: December 21, 1974 Miami Dolphins: 26–28 Oakland Raiders
NFL Hall of Famer Franco Harris has died at 72, days before the 50th anniversary of the greatest football play of all time. For Pittsburghers and sports fans alike, his miracle represented a ...