Most unbelievable/shocking sports finishes you saw

[NajdorfDefense]

Matt Bryant's 62-yd FG to win the game the other week got me thinking about this one, I mean his career long was 50, and he makes the 3rd longest kick in NFL history and the longest since they switched to the 'k-ball' in 1998.

What are some truly unbelievable/surprising sports endings you saw? [I wouldn't include, say, Joe Carter and the Blue Jays because even a double down the line wins that game for them. It was a common occurence, just in a big game.]

Here's my list:
1) Cal/Stanford. Pretty unbeatable.
2) Douglas KOs Tyson. After being knocked down himself. Tyson had never been down in his career prior to that.
3) Miracle at the Meadowlands. Still unreal to watch.
4) Flutie's Hail Mary
5) Larry Mize chips from 140' in to win the Master's 1987 playoff v Norman
6) Music City Miracle

March Madness has tons of these, it deserves its on list:
1) Northern Iowa over #3 Mizzou - one of the greatest finishes imho. Maurice Newby had played well in the first half but had been on the bench much of the second half, but he was in the game on the final possession and, with the clock running under five seconds, he launched a cold-blooded 25-footer from the left wing that banged in. The clock expired, and the University of Nothing Impossible (as one spectator sign called it) had beat a team that spent much of the season ranked in the top 5 in the nation. The TV call of Newby's shot by Mike Patrick and Dan Bonner is also one of the best ever. You could hear both gasp when Newby put up the seemingly poor shot. Bonner, after the final horn noted that “he hasn't played in 10 minutes!”

2) US Reid's 45-footer at the buzzer v defending champ LVille
3) Jimmy V upsets Phi Slamma Jamma
4) Bryce Drew and 'Pacer'
5) #12 St Joe's 49, #1 DePaul 48.
#12 St Joe's upset #1 overall, and title favorite DePaul in the second round, but it was DePaul's first game due to the play-in that St Joe's had to win first.
Blue Demons were 27-1 that year. This is the last time a #1 seed lost their first game. DePaul had a few guys you may have heard of starting for them: PoY Mark Aguirre. Terry Cummings. Hawks won on a last-second layup with no time left on the clock.
http://www.suntimes.com/century/m1981.html
6) Drew Nicholas stuns UNC-W with 2 guys draped all over him.

What are some other truly great ones?

[econophile]

i was going to say music city miracle, but glad you already have it there. surprised you don't have some classics like the immaculate reception.

[NT!]

[butters]

Celtics/Pistons playoff game where Bird stole the inbounds pass -> layup -> win. Only one I can think of where I was actually watching it live.

[d10]

1995 NBA Playoffs, Pacers vs Knicks, Pacers down by 6 in the closing seconds. Reggie Miller drops a 3, steals the inbound pass, drops another 3, and is fouled on the next play to make it 8 points in 8.9 seconds to win the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-PnF1UT2GM

[Needle77]

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6) Music City Miracle

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Every time I think of this I just get sick. I think 'The Catch' deserves a spot on the list over the MCM.

[miajag]

Maryland-Duke game in 2001 where Duke came back from 10 pts down with 54 seconds left to win. I was in like the 3rd row at Cole Field House for that one, good times.

[UMTerp]

^^^
Ugh. 6 posts. More than I thought it'd take.


Not one you'd think of right away since there was no great comeback or anything, but this was one of the most shocking/stunning to me in an "OMG is that time right?? Did he really just do that?!?" sort of way:



That was one of the more jaw-dropping athletic feats I can remember.

And changing the subject, Van de Velde deserves a mention in this thread too.

[NT!]

wait, this is in OOT? WTF?

[WhineyPkrGuy]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LXUfP7fUD5w

Tracy McGrady scoring 13 points in 35 seconds against the Spurs. Still remember watching this live, amazing.