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November 27, 1980 NFL'S FIRST THANKSGIVING OVERTIME GAME Trailing the #Lions 17-3 in the fourth, the #Bears rally to tie the game on the final play of regulation. Stunningly, Chicago's Dave Williams returns the OT kickoff 95 yards to win it, 23-17 It is then the shortest #NFL overtime ever (:16)

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November 27, 1997 BARRY'S BEST THANKSGIVING #Lions stud Barry Sanders rushes for 167 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-20 drubbing of the Bears. Detroit's 55 points are a #OnePride all-time single-game franchise high.

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30 Years Ago Today November 27, 1994 MARINO FAKE SPIKE After trailing the Jets by 18 in the third quarter, the #Dolphins' Dan Marino orchestrates an improbable comeback win, 28-24 Down by 3 in the final minute, Marino fakes "clocking" the ball and fires an 8-yd game-winning TD pass to Mark Ingram

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Kevin Gallagher @kevg163.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

#Vikings ironman Jim Marshall Thanksgiving Day November 27, 1969

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November 25, 1979 #Steelers receiver Lynn Swann leaps one of the cars that always adorned the end zones of #Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium.

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Kevin Gallagher @kevg163.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

⚡Fouts to JJ⚡ #Chargers #BoltUp 45 Years Ago Today November 25, 1979

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The timeline here doesn't need cleansing...but anyway

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50 Years Ago Tonight November 25, 1974 Lynn Swann's only career punt return touchdown — the rookie takes it 64 yards to the house in the #Steelers' 28-7 victory over New Orleans on Monday Night Football. #HereWeGo

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November 25, 1993 After a freak Thanksgiving snowfall in Irving, the #Cowboys block the #Dolphins' potential 40-yard game-winning FG attempt with just seconds left... ..but Dallas's Leon Lett touches the ball downfield which Miami recovers. The Dolphins then kick a field goal to win, 16-14.

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November 25, 1982 Thanksgiving Day #Giants stud Lawrence Taylor's one-armed rodeo sack and 97-yard pick-six to win the game on Turkey Day at the Silverdome LT had missed the first half with an injured knee

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November 24, 1968 The longest Joe Namath-to-Don Maynard connection ever — 87 yards for six in the #Jets' 37-15 win over the Chargers in San Diego. #JetUp

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One of #NFL Films' most iconic shots #Cowboys head coach Tom Landry's silhouette in the Texas Stadium shadows on Thanksgiving Day Captured on November 23, 1978

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🍸54 Years Ago Tonight🍸 November 23, 1970 During #Philadelphia's first nationally-televised primetime home game, an inebriated Howard Cosell is forced to miss the second half of the #Eagles-#Giants game on MNF from Franklin Field He proceeded to vomit on Don Meredith's boots and returned to NYC

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Kevin Gallagher @kevg163.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

November 23, 1970 The cover of Sports Illustrated "The Oldest Pro Strikes Again" #Raiders 43-year-old placekicker and backup quarterback George Blanda during his five-week stretch of miraculous, magical finishes

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November 23, 1975 Greg Pruitt. Mr. Hello-Goodbye. 121 rushing yards 106 receiving yards 77 return yards 2 touchdowns including the game-winner #Browns 35, Bengals 23

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Kevin Gallagher @kevg163.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

November 23, 1986 George Martin's 78-Yard Pick-Six Off John Elway The veteran defensive end records the longest interception return by a defensive lineman in team history — the #Giants' only TD in a 19-16 win over Denver. His 7th and final career TD — then an #NFL record for a defensive lineman

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Kevin Gallagher @kevg163.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

40 Years Ago Today November 23, 1984 "THE HAIL FLUTIE" Doug Flutie's game-winning Hail Mary to Gerard Phelan at the Orange Bowl #BostonCollege 47, #Miami 45

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Thanksgiving Day November 22, 1979 Earl Campbell's famous sun-splashed 61-yard first-quarter touchdown rip for the #Houston Oilers against the #Cowboys at Texas Stadium. "OH MY!"

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RIP Tommy Hart 🙏🏻 Legendary left defensive end on the #49ers' famed "Gold Rush" defensive line of the 1970s • 1x First-Team All-Pro • 1x PFWA First-Team All-NFL • 2x Len Eshmont Award winner • 1 Pro Bowl • 17 sacks in 1972 • Led #FTTB with 16 sacks when they registered a club-record 61 in 1976

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November 22, 1963 Just a light re-read for the day

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70 Years Ago Today November 22, 1954 The first professional football player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated 49ers quarterback Y.A. Tittle Complete with helmet stabilizer bracket and lucite facemask

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Roger Staubach's Longest NFL Touchdown Run "Captain America" takes it 29 yards for the #Cowboys in the Nation's Capital. November 21, 1971

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Football Poetry #NFL Films' John Facenda speaks of November 🍂

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Pass-catching brothers in the City of Brotherly Love... #Raiders Cliff Branch and Fred Biletnikoff November 21, 1976

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November 21, 1977 The cover of Sports Illustrated "AFC vs. NFC: The Rivalry Has Become a Rout" AFC stars Greg Pruitt, Dave Casper, Sam Cunningham, Jack Lambert, and Bert Jones driving a steamroller over NFC teams

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November 21, 1982 JOE MONTANA'S FIRST CAREER 400-YARD GAME After falling behind the Cardinals 13-10 in the third, Montana fires three second-half touchdowns in the #49ers' 31-20 victory in St. Louis. Joe's 408-yard performance is the first of his seven career 400-yard games. #FTTB

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November 21, 1976 Double Wrong Uniforms for "Butch and Sundance" Former #Dolphins buds Jim Kiick and Larry Csonka reunite in Denver as a Bronco and a Giant.

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The #Bears' Walter Payton King of #Chicago's Solider Field November 20, 1977

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November 20, 1977 The 86th and final touchdown of the illustrious career of #Browns and former #Dolphins wide receiver Paul Warfield.

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November 20, 1982 "The Play" Joe Starkey's memorable call of Cal's improbable, unforgettable five-lateral game-winning kickoff return touchdown against Stanford in their annual "Big Game". "THE BAND IS OUT ON THE FIELD!!!"

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November 20, 1978 Earl Campbell — "The Tyler Rose" — with an 81-yard touchdown rip down the right sideline with 1:25 remaining to ice the #Houston Oilers' victory over the Dolphins on MNF at the Astrodome His fourth touchdown of the night and the longest run of his NFL career

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November 20, 1977 WALTER PAYTON "FLU GAME" Suffering from a 101° fever and severe flu symptoms, Sweetness not only plays through it...he sets the #NFL's then single-game rushing record with a 40-carry, 275-yard performance in the #Bears' 10-7 win over the Vikings at Soldier Field.

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November 19, 1989 CANDLESTICK "MAJIK" Playing with an injured knee and bruised ribs, QB Don Majkowski leads the 10-point underdog #Packers to a 21-17 upset win over the defending- and eventual-Super Bowl champion 49ers. #GoPackGo hands the Niners their second and final loss of the 1989 season.

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