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1980 — Holiday Bowl — BYU vs. SMU: BYU quarterback Jim McMahon completed a 41-yard Hail Mary to Clay Brown on the game's final play for a 46–45 win. The game is known as the "Miracle Bowl" because the Cougars overcame Southern Methodist's 45–25 lead with four minutes left in the game, sealing the victory with a touchdown and kick after time expired.
Roger Staubach, the thrower of the game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson during an NFL playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings on December 28, 1975. A Hail Mary pass is a very long forward pass in American football, typically made in desperation, with a very small chance of achieving a completion.
On the final play of regulation, with no time remaining on the game clock and Detroit leading 23–21, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw a 61-yard (56 m) Hail Mary pass into the end zone that was caught by tight end Richard Rodgers for the game-winning walk-off touchdown. The play resulted in a dramatic 27–23 come-from-behind victory ...
In 1984 Flutie's miracle beat Miami, finishing an incredible game, to lift Boston College to a win was Flutie's Heisman Trophy moment. When Hail Mary is mentioned, Flutie is the first name to come up.
The Commanders' Noah Brown catches the deflection on a Hail Mary from Jayden Daniels for the game-winning touchdown against the Bears on Sunday.
Jayden Daniels held onto the ball for 12.79 seconds on his game-winning 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Noah Brown, the first TD pass with a time to throw over 10 seconds in the Next Gen Stats era ...
The game is remembered for its last-second Hail Mary pass from quarterback Doug Flutie to wide receiver Gerard Phelan to give Boston College the win with a walk-off touchdown. At the time, both teams were Independents. Miami was the defending national champion and entered the game with an 8–3 record, ranked twelfth in the nation.
Sanders found LaJohntay Wester in the end zone for a game-tying Hail Mary in the Buffaloes’ 38-31 win over Baylor. Wester got behind his defender and made a sliding catch just before the ball ...