George Pickens and Tyrique Stevenson have had embarrassing reps this season on Hail Mary passes. Why do football smarts go ...

It was Dec. 28, 1975. The Dallas Cowboys were trailing ... and going inside what they are trying to do in those moments. By nature, the Hail Mary play starts far from the end zone.

To know the madness of the Hail Mary, it’s good to first understand the origins of the desperation play. According to ...

Who coined the term Hail Mary for a football play? Dallas Cowboys legend Roger Staubach is credited with helping the term gain widespread use following a 1975 playoff game between Dallas and ...

There was a review about Lazard not hanging on, but it the play stood ... The original "Hail Mary." After heaving this miraculous game-winning TD pass to @88DrewPearson in the 1975 Divisional ...

And just kind of locking those things away." The Hail Mary craze started with Cowboys receiver Drew Pearson's catch in 1975, but the play has changed a great deal since that deep pass. AP Photo As ...

But the "Hail Mary" play as we know it today was put into lexicon on December 28, 1975 at the end of the Dallas Cowboys' 17-14 divisional playoff win over the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota was up ...

Football's most desperate play is no longer just a heave and a prayer. It's a much more complicated dance of precise scheme and technique.