The two teams entered Super Bowl XXXIV having gone 13-3 in the regular season, but Vegas considered the Rams the seven-point favorites. Underrated in the annals of Super Bowl history is the Y2K showdown between the Titans and Rams - a Super Bowl that literally came down to the final play, and the final yard. Only then could they go to the locker room and resume the existential soul-searching that seems to have come to an end with the arrival of sensational quarterback Deshaun Watson. The icing on the cake: The Texans had to wait for the Jaguars' jubilation to subside long enough to kick an arbitrary extra point.

Until Jags receiver Mike Thomas caught it - and, standing outside the endzone, used the temporary Texans' shock to step in for a score. David Garrard threw the obligatory Hail Mary toss.

In 2010, in a game against the Jaguars, the Texans seemingly had the game iced. And the fans cheered a Matt Schaub injury in 2013 that forced the quarterback to leave the game.īut a browsing of message boards revealed that a particular play still sticks in the craw of Texans fans: Glover Quin's Hail Mary assist. The team wore letterman jackets to a game against the Patriots, who subsequently stole their lunch money. I mean, which of David Carr's 249 sacks as human piñata and Texans QB was the worst? Consistent disappointment and poor quarterback play keeps the record - and the headlines - flat. And before the 1987 Super Bowl eased the sting, it must have been harder to confront Washington mortality in the days before the Dan Snyder darkness.įor a team with only two winning seasons in its 15-year existence, the Texans have few true worst-moment candidates. Theismann, though, went down in the midst of Washington's best run. Even Robert Griffin III's injuries felt like a function of Washington dysfunction. In the Snyder Era, pain comes laced with politics and front-office clusterstuffs. And did so at a time when demise did not feel inevitable for those wearing the burgundy and gold. The Lawrence Taylor hit - probably still on instant replay in the minds of Washington fans - took out a Super Bowl-winning, MVP quarterback in one fell swoop. Marcus Allen's Raider run and the end to RG3 fun - partners in playoff heartbreak sandwiching the '87 Super Bowl win - nearly made the cut.īut Theismann's career-ending injury represents something more visceral. The entire Daniel Snyder Era seemed too broad, the original sin in 1933 too political, the timeout trouble in Sean Taylor's tribute game too deeply rooted in the true tragedy at hand. MORE: Football's most controversial calls But even though the Tuck Rule has since been rescinded, its most famous application remains on the record book - a roadblock to Raider success, a catalyst for a Patriots dynasty. The history is something the Raiders aren't willing to rest some of them are still bitter. But upon further review, referee Walt Coleman reversed the call, citing 'The Tuck Rule.'Īdam Vinatieri would go on to kick a game-tying field goal in regulation and a game-winning field goal in overtime. With his team leading 13-10, the Raiders' Charles Woodson appeared to strip Brady behind the line, forcing a late fourth-quarter fumble and seemingly securing the game. That rings true for the Raiders, who still rue the once anonymous, now infamous and discarded 'Tuck Rule.'īefore Tom Brady and the Patriots ever won a Super Bowl, they first won a highly controversial 2001 AFC divisional round game against the Raiders.

After a summer of Deflategate coverage, it may not surprise you that misery sometimes surrounds the Patriots.

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