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

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 ...

The Bears are coming off a brutal 18-15 loss that ended on Washington's game-winning Hail Mary as time expired ... snapped the ball on their winning play. Stevenson apologized and coach Matt ...

Watch the Detroit Lions against the Chicago Bears from 5pm live on Sky Sports NFL on Thanksgiving Thursday, followed by the ...

Elmer Layden, who played in that game and later coached the Fighting Irish, recalled a similar last-second victory against Ohio State in 1935, referring to it as a “Hail Mary play.” It wasn’t until ...

To know the madness of the Hail Mary, it’s good to first understand the origins of the desperation play. According to Wikipedia, the phrase picked up steam after a 1975 NFC playoff game when the ...

First, can they bounce back after last week’s brutal road loss to the Commanders on a Hail Mary? It was one of the ... for the Bears to start fast and play with a sense of urgency Sunday.

The Bears are coming off a brutal 18-15 loss that ended on Washington's game-winning Hail Mary as time expired ... snapped the ball on their winning play. Stevenson apologized and coach Matt ...

New Orleans would make just their second trip to Cleveland four years later in 1975 ... On the final play of the game, Browns QB Tim Couch heaved a 56-yard Hail Mary to WR Kevin Johnson for ...