Cotchery bobbled the ball, but it never hit the ground. Washington and the St. Louis Cardinals both entered 6-2. Too late, however. Twitter: https://twitter.com/All_HighlytesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/all_highlytesBusiness Email: allhighlights1987@gmail.comAll rights go to ABC, . Quarterback Jim Hart's pass hit Gray's hands in the end zone, but the ball quickly popped out, and after Gray hit the ground he grabbed his helmet in frustration. Theyre stealing our signals and that kind of thing. It started poorly and stayed that way, with the Giants scoring on the opening drive, Minnesota kick returner Troy Walters failing to field the ensuing kickoff, the Giants recovering, and the Giants scoring again, and yada yada yada it was 34-0 at halftime and 41-0 when . to bad (Sean Locklear getting flagged for holding an offsides Clark Haggans) to baffling (Matt Hasselbeck getting flagged for a "low block" while trying to make a tackle on an interception return). The top-seeded Eagles will host the second-seeded 49ers in the NFC championship game Sunday. Basically, the Toronto newspaper alleged that the Giants knew what plays Minnesota was going to run before each snap during the matchup. The Titans reached midfield with 6:55 remaining, but Steve McNairs pass ricocheted off of Eddie Georges hands, then into the hands of Ray Lewis for the interception, who then returned it 50 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory for Baltimore. Pearson caught the ball against his hip and ran into the end zone to give the Cowboys an eventual 17-14 edge over their NFC rival. More NFL coverage . The following season, the NFL scheduled prime time playoff games for the first two rounds in an attempt to attract more television viewers. Gannon completed 12 of 18 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 31 yards. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The Dolphins won the toss in overtime, but after a holding penalty they were forced to punt, and the Colts advanced into Miami territory. Chiefs' dynasty delayed by loss The Chargers finished that season 9-7, one game behind the Broncos in the AFC West. First, it was an officiating crew of Southern Californians. This was the second postseason meeting between the Buccaneers and Eagles. The Bucs were trailing the St. Louis Rams 11-6 in the NFC Championship Game with 51 seconds to go. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosted the worst surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5 or 6), while the number 2 seed played the other team (seed 3, 4 or 5). With Moss making the Vikings into an elite team, Minnesota returned to Giants Stadium in 2000 for the NFC Championship game. #DezCaughtIt, Jan. 11, 2015. "I'm the reason why he's married to who he's married to. This is the Eagles' seventh conference championship game appearance since 2000, the most in the NFC and trailing only the New England Patriots for the most in the NFL. I have no evidence and Im not going to speculate, but that team was definitely better than a 41-0 drubbing. After a 14-2 showing in '99, the Jags took a major step back. The Eagles finally caught a break when Brian Mitchell returned the following kickoff 34 yards to midfield, after which McNabb's 21-yard completion to receiver Charles Johnson set up David Akers' 28-yard field goal before halftime, making the score 173. Lions cornerback Bryant Westbrook caught the ball in the end zone for a touchback, but a replay showed he was out of bounds. But late in the quarter, Eagles defensive end Hugh Douglas forced Tampa Bay quarterback Shaun King to fumble, and the ball was recovered by linebacker Mike Mamula at the Buccaneers 15-yard line, setting up Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb's 5-yard touchdown run. But Indianapolis failed to reach the end zone and had to settle for another field goal from Vanderjagt. [1], at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee. Because they overturned that call. The Dallas Cowboys won the first two NFC championships, in 1970 and 1971. Collins threw another interception on New York's following drive, this one to Don Morgan on the Vikings 12-yard line. GREEN BAY, Wis. For a moment, the NFC championship game seemed within the Green Bay Packers' grasp. Two failed pass attempts later, Tampa Bay's season was over. We got up on a lot of teams and were able to patch together a pretty good defensive effort, but did we have a dominant defensive effort? The Monday Night Football crew returned to the Superdome a year later to cover a regular season game between these teams, which the Rams won 3421. St. Louis Rams. -- Mike Triplett. The in-game review produced inconclusive evidence to overturn the call, and a computer analyst hired by NFL Films deemed it correct, but Buffalo fans to this day believe the lateral was actually a forward pass. Yet officials on the field ruled the pass incomplete and checked an available replay in what is believed to be the first time replay was used in a Super Bowl. I have no idea if they were, but it was really an eerie day." Cleveland quarterback Tim Couch found Quincy Morgan for what appeared to be a first down. With visiting Chicago protecting a 13-6 lead with 32 seconds to play, Green Bay quarterback Don Majkowski evaded Bears defensive end Trace Armstrong and scrambled outside the pocket, where he threw an apparent 14-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe. With Moss making the Vikings into an elite team, Minnesota returned to Giants Stadium in 2000 for the NFC Championship game. The play was reviewed and the officials said the ruling on the field as an incomplete pass stood even though replays clearly showed the ball never touched the ground. Jack ended up with the ball and got up and headed for the end zone, but officials blew the play dead and stopped what would have been a touchdown. (NFC Championship - Jan. 23rd, 2000) In this 1999 NFC title game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and St. Louis Rams at what was known as the Trans World Dome, the Bucs' Bert Emanuel "caught" an 11-yard pass with less than a minute left. Miami threatened to score late in the first quarter, but quarterback Jay Fiedler's pass in the end zone was intercepted by Indianapolis safety Chad Cota. The Eagles would . Relive the 2001 NFC Championship matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the St. Louis Rams by watching this full game replay brought to you by NFL Game Pass. You would be hard pressed to tell me that it was a really equal playing field. Meanwhile, Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon was knocked out of the game by a ferocious hit from Baltimore defensive tackle Tony Siragusa. Then on the 3rd play of the 3rd quarter, they went up 243 on Culpepper's 68-yard touchdown pass to Moss. While San Francisco can tie the record for most wins, it can also extend its lead with the most losses in NFC Championship Game history. We were always missing a piece here or there that got exploited down the stretch." "So whoever's watching that in New York should stay off the bottle." On the last drive of the half, Hilliard caught four passes for 59 yards on a 77-yard drive that ended with his 7-yard touchdown reception with 12 seconds left. Then Gannon was sacked on second down by Jamie Sharper. The following year, the league pushed the start of the . This was the second postseason meeting between the Colts and Dolphins. It was almost like every play we had called, they had the counter to it. Rather, the champion is decided by the NFC Championship Game as part of the post-season playoffs involving the teams with the best regular season records. Tom, c'mon now, fess up. -- Jenna Laine. And they shocked the league by upsetting the defending Super Bowl champion . But Jack ran Lewis down after a 22-yard gain and ripped the ball out of Lewis' grasp as they went to the ground. The Colts jumped out to 21-0 lead on the road before the 49ers got back into the game with the help of the officials. With 34 seconds left in regulation, Fiedler's 9-yard touchdown pass to Jed Weaver sent the game into overtime. The controversy centered on Patriots running back Shane Vereen checking in with the referees as an ineligible receiver on one drive but still lining up as a wide receiver outside the tackle box. But St. Louis stormed back, as Warner completed two passes to Faulk for 55 yards before throwing a 17-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl, cutting the deficit to 3113 after the two-point conversion failed. Early in the fourth quarter, Del Greco's field goal attempt was blocked, Mitchell caught the ball, and ran 90 yards to the end zone to give the Ravens a 1710 lead. The NFC's top seed Philadelphia Eagles are heading to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 2017, the year they won Super Bowl LII. Pearson admitted years later that he used his "outside arm to get inside leverage on [Vikings cornerback] Nate Wright," which many thought was a deliberate push off that should have resulted in offensive pass interference. Then on the Eagles fourth drive, Torrance Small fumbled while being tackled by Shaun Williams, and Dave Thomas recovered the loose ball for New York on the Eagles 34-yard line to set up Brad Daluiso's 37-yard field goal. So Payton was involved in multiple events in which Minnesotas opponents were accused of cheating. They got waxed, 41-0. A playoff showdown pits the San Francisco 49ers (13-4) against the Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) in the NFC Championship game on January 29 at Lincoln Financial Field, beginning at 3:00 PM ET.The Eagl The Broncos went on to win the Super Bowl, a destiny that may well have been waiting for the Chiefs had Gonzalez been given the touchdown. "We looked at each other and were like, 'What are you reviewing?'" Down 16-10 on Monday Night Football, the Titans had the ball on the Ravens' 1-yard line when McNair dove into the end zone behind center Bruce Matthews for what would have been the go-ahead touchdown. Within each conference, the three division winners and the three wild card teams (the top three non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. On another play, the officials ruled 49ers receiver J.J. Stokes was out of bounds on a touchdown reception but changed the call after talking about it. Everything that could go wrong did, starting with . As the Bears celebrated, replay officials began reviewing the play. The league then apologized for the missed call, but it mattered little with Detroit out of the playoffs. Why the Packers' transition to Jordan Love, whenever it happens, will require patience, A new home for Michael Thomas? TrendRadars. Doug Brien finished the drive with a 33-yard field goal to make the score 73. The Panthers trailed Denver 3-0 in the first quarter of Super Bowl L when league MVP Cam Newton hit Jerricho Cotchery over the middle on first-and-10 from the Carolina 15-yard line. The Giants loss wasn't. Scouting reports | More draft coverage. Lewis 27 run (Stover kick) BAL 213, PHI Brown 5 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) PHI 143, PHI Thomason 2 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) PHI 213, MIN Moss 53 pass from Culpepper (Anderson kick) MIN 70, MIN Carter 17 pass from Culpepper (Anderson kick) MIN 173, MIN Moss 68 pass from Culpepper (Anderson kick) MIN 243, NO Stachelski 2 pass from Brooks (Brien kick) MIN 2410, MIN Smith 2 run (Anderson kick) MIN 3410, NO Jackson 48 pass from Brooks (Two-point conversion failed) MIN 3416, OAK James 90 interception return (Janikowski kick) OAK 70, OAK Jett 6 pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick) OAK 200, OAK Wheatley 2 run (Janikowski kick) OAK 270, BAL Mitchell 90 blocked field goal return (Stover kick), BAL R. Lewis 50 interception return (Stover kick), NYG Dixon 97 kickoff return (Daluiso kick) NYG 70, NYG Sehorn 32 interception return (Daluiso kick) NYG 170, PHI Small 10 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) NYG 2010, NYG Hilliard 46 pass from Collins (Daluiso kick) NYG 70, NYG Comella 18 pass from Collins (Daluiso kick) NYG 140, NYG Jurevicius 8 pass from Collins (Daluiso kick) NYG 240, NYG Hilliard 7 pass from Collins (Daluiso kick) NYG 340, NYG Toomer 7 pass from Collins (Daluiso kick) NYG 410, BAL Sharpe 96 pass from Dilfer (Stover kick) BAL 70, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 18:37. -- Ben Baby. But New York got off to a blazing fast start and Minnesota was never able to keep up. Tennessee kicker Al Del Greco attempted two field goals before halftime, but his 45-yard try was blocked and he missed a 31-yard attempt. Home; News. If ever there was a case that could be made for a team having the other team's signals, it would be that awful day at the Meadowlands. Even at just 3 or 4 years old, the exposure. January 14, 2001 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Baltimore also recorded five sacks and held running back and Rookie of the Year Mike Anderson, who rushed for nearly 1,500 yards during the season, to 40 yards on 15 carries. Miami running back Autry Denson had 5 kickoff returns for 116 yards. It is one of the most recent massive officiating controversies, but it's far from the only one. Brooks completed 30 of 48 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns, but was sacked and intercepted twice. Now it's a ref who never lets the . New Orleans responded by driving 65 yards in 10 plays, boosted by a 40-yard pass interference penalty against cornerback Wasswa Serwanga. The controversy changed how the NFL did coin flips, requiring players to make their selection before the toss. How it unfolded was that the Giants got up big in the opening minutes, thwarting the Vikings at every turn, and Griffith believes there was a different power at play than just incredible game-planning and play-calling. And the premise is set from the outset of a video that attempts to present the case the 49ers were facing the Seattle Seahawks, their 12th Man, as well as the NFL's "13th man" in the . [1], at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana. -- Rob Demovsky. Brad Daluiso finished the drive with a 25-yard field goal that gave New York a 20-3 lead on the last play of the quarter. Cotchery's bobble, Feb. 7, 2016. It led to mass confusion before the officials finally called it a Seattle touchdown to win the game 14-12. Had officials not prematurely blown Jack's return dead, the Jaguars would have been ahead 27-10 and the entire complexion of the game would have changed. "There is no way that that team gets blanketed 41-0 without a little questionable situations," Griffith said. The Detroit Lions have the fourth best odds to win the NFC in 2023. The game marked the beginning of a 17-season playoff drought for the Bills and is now an addition to a line of unlucky Buffalo sporting events. This season halted the Eagles' run of . I'm a reason for a lot of that. Looking for a playoff advantage? CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND In the 2012 NFC Championship Game against San Francisco, receiver Roddy White said he was held/interfered with by NaVorro Bowman on a fourth-and-4 play from the 49ers' 10-yard line with just over a minute remaining. They appeared to suffer a setback when Brooks' 50-yard completion to Willie Jackson on their next drive was nullified by Devin Bush's interception a few plays later. Up next are the AFC . 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All rights reserved. If you look back at the 1998 team, we had an explosive offense that could score. -- Mike Wells. And furthermore, the Steelers were not penalized for having assistant coach Joey Porter on the field, which is against league rules. He also caught 3 passes for 18 yards. Can the Lions fix their defense? Under the current rules, Bryant's reception would have stood. UNITED STATES - CIRCA 2000: New York Giants' running back Greg Comella crosses the goal line for a score against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game at Giants Stadium. Myles Jack wasn't down, Jan. 21, 2018. But Baltimore could only gain one yard with their next three plays and then Stover hit the right upright on a 36-yard field goal attempt. Everything. -- Nick Wagoner. Elway-to-Kay ruled incomplete, Jan. 25, 1987. The 35-year-old Carter had the best postseason performance of his career, catching eight passes for a career-high 120 yards and a touchdown, while Moss recorded 121 yards and two touchdowns on just two receptions. Then a 16-yard run by James moved the ball into Dolphins territory, and Vanderjagt finished the drive with a 50-yard field goal to give the Colts a 17-10 lead. NASA imagery from Mars shows that China's rover hasn't moved in months. On the CBS broadcast, Pat Summerall and John Madden both believed the pass was a completion. Did Ben Roethlisberger actually cross the goal line?) As Lions fans are well aware of, postseason success (or success in general) has . Collins had previously started the 1996 NFC Championship Game for the Carolina Panthers. But the refs, citing "no clear recovery," gave possession to the Cowboys, denying the Eagles a huge momentum swing. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 at St. Louis Rams 11 on January 23rd, 2000 - Full team and player stats and box score . On Miami's ensuing drive, they committed their third consecutive turnover when Cota picked off another pass and returned it 23 yards to the Dolphins 18-yard line. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. With their playoff hopes on the brink in Week 14, the Browns faced fourth-and-2 from the Jacksonville 12-yard line with 1:08 to play. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Business; Politics; Military; Elections; Law; Immigration; Technology. Faulk's reception on the two-point conversion made it 3128 with 2:36 left. Washington led by a touchdown with St. Louis facing fourth-and-goal at the 7-yard line with enough time for one more play in regulation. Oakland won two of the previous three meetings. With replacement officials working the game in Seattle because of a labor dispute between the NFL and its referees, a Hail Mary fell first into the hands of Packers safety M.D. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Miami responded with a drive to the Colts 20-yard line, only to have Olindo Mare miss a 38-yard field goal attempt with 31 seconds left in the half. "Tom Brady owes me his house," Woodson laughed at the news. First Tyrone Wheatley was dropped for a 1-yard loss. Hopkins goes out of bounds, Nov. 21, 2016. Black History Month Tribute: Emlen Tunnell's giant impact on the NFL. The Steelers went on to win. By the time the first half ended, New York had scored 34 points (more than they had scored in any of their regular-season games) and gained 386 yards, while holding the Vikings to 45 yards. Getty Images. NOW PLAYING video Tickets to Sunday's NFC championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers are expected to be the most expensive for an NFL conference championship playoff . Fumbling forward was allowed then -- though the play prompted the NFL to implement a new rule stating that only the fumbling player can advance the football after the two-minute warning -- but fumbling on purpose was not. This was the first time the Broncos were prevented from scoring a touchdown in 28 postseason games over a span of three decades. After several punts, Baltimore drove 75 yards in 10 plays, including a 20-yard run by Jamal Lewis, to go up 7-0 on Lewis' 1-yard touchdown run on the last play of the first quarter. The NFL did not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there were no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. The play started with Junkin's bad snap, which forced holder Matt Allen to scramble and eventually chuck a pass downfield. NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF But the Vikings scored again on their next drive, moving the ball 50 yards (25 of them on a carry by Robert Smith) and taking a 2710 lead on Anderson's 44-yard field goal. Jennings before Seahawks receiver Golden Tate tried to pull it away. 2000 NFC Wild Card Round: Eagles 21, Buccaneers 3. "It has haunted me since that day," Emanuel said. The Cowboys, Rams and Packers are second on the list with six NFC Championship Game losses apiece. The play ended Minnesota's run of two straight trips to the Super Bowl and caused such outrage inside Metropolitan Stadium that one fan launched a whiskey bottle at the head of official Armen Terzian, who was momentarily knocked unconscious. The two teams have met each other 31 times (including 4 postseason games), with the New York Giants winning 13 games and the Minnesota Vikings winning 18 games. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. and this will be a good one. Lewis 1 run (Stover kick) BAL 70, BAL Sharpe 58 pass from Dilfer (Stover kick) BAL 143, BAL Ja. -- Sarah Barshop, "Horrible job. The Cowboys and Vikings have played seven times in the playoffs, making this one of the most played playoff series in league history (the Vikings' most common playoff opponent and the fourth . The Colts had two interceptions that were negated due to holding penalties. The post Preview of the 2023 track season appeared first on . But others remain skeptical, including Griffith who believes that the loss to the Giants wasn't just a matter of one team imposing its will on the other. This was the first postseason meeting between the Broncos and Ravens. -- Jake Trotter. 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