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In American football, The Fumble is a play that occurred during the 1987 AFC Championship Game between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos on January 17, ...
A fumble in gridiron football occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed (tackled), scoring, or going out of bounds. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking, punting, or successful handing that results in loss of ball possession by a player.
The Miracle at the Meadowlands was a fumble recovery by cornerback Herman Edwards of the Philadelphia Eagles that he returned for a touchdown at the end of a November 19, 1978, National Football League (NFL) game against the New York Giants in Giants Stadium.
Hill was asked by reporters following the game about the fumble. “They played two-man coverage, and there was a guy that was unblocked, and he came free as soon as I caught it,” Hill said.
The Jets went up 17-0 in less than 10 minutes of game clock, and later turned Crowder's fumble into a field goal. But despite the early mistake and trailing by as many as 20 points, Washington ...
With less than two minutes left and down 13-10, Brady, then in his first season as the starting QB, appeared to fumble on a sack by Woodson, only for the ruling to be overturned on replay review ...
Byner, who was in the midst of a great performance, was stripped of the ball and the Broncos recovered on their 2-yard line. The Broncos surrendered an intentional safety and went on to win 38–33, while Byner's blunder became known as "The Fumble". [9] The Browns returned to the AFC Championship game in 1989, again losing to the Broncos.
[3] [4] This play became known in Philadelphia as "The Miracle at the Meadowlands" and in New York City as simply "The Fumble." [ 5 ] The Eagles made the playoffs and the Giants finished at 6–10. Philadelphia's implementation of the victory formation , which was designed as a result of “The Miracle at the Meadowlands”, was known as the ...