Take A Look At Top Trick Plays In NFL Super Bowl History

The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event in the country. For many Americans, the NFL championship has evolved into a fictitious holiday. Yes, there are parties, food, advertisements, and halftime performances… But the game itself and the outstanding Trick plays that characterise it are what matter most.

Playmakers are increasingly turning to create offence, or, to put it simply, “trick plays,” in order to win the game or, at the very least, put up a nice performance while doing so. Although they were originally dismissed as gimmicks, these counterintuitive plays violate the assumptions of normal play, setting the stage for an intriguing Super Bowl LIII. Although they were once criticised as gimmicks, they are now typical fixtures in many teams’ playoff playbooks.

Trick plays, even if they don’t always work, may increase excitement and change the course of a game. These plays showcase the athletes’ theatrics as well as their physical prowess, or as RuPaul put it on a separate stage, their “charisma, individuality, nerve, and talent.” Furthermore, playing things safe is the worst course of action while fighting for your heritage or lip-synching.

Take A Look At Top Trick Plays In NFL Super Bowl History

You might be curious about the greatest Super Bowl plays of all time as you wait for the Eagles and Chiefs to face the battle in 2023, so we set out to conduct the necessary study. Below is a ranking of the greatest and most historically significant Super Bowl plays-

Super Bowl 12: Robert Newhouse’s TD pass to Golden Richards

The Cowboys competed in their third Super Bowl in team history in 1978. In the final game, they went up against the Broncos, who were playing for the first time.

In the fourth quarter, with his team ahead 20-10, famous Cowboys head coach Tom Landry took a chance. Golden Richards, who was on the move, caught a throw that quarterback Roger Staubach lofted to fullback Robert Newhouse from the left. The Cowboys eventually won 27-10 after the score put an end to the contest. Dallas won the second Lombardi trophy in the history of the team.

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Porter’s pick gives the Saint’s first title

Fortunately for the team, a horrific run of season-ending incidents for the Saints in the 2010s occurred following their 2009 victory. With little over three minutes left, Peyton Manning drove the Colts to the Saints’ 31-yard line in an attempt to tie the game. However, cornerback Tracy Porter intercepted a ball on third down after jumping a Reggie Wayne route. Later, Manning and Porter played together for the 2012 Denver Broncos, and Porter’s pick-six in Manning’s start for Denver also secured the victory. Porter is most known, though, for his interceptions of Manning and Brett Favre, which helped the Saints win Super Bowl XLIV.

Super Bowl 20: William ‘The Refrigerator’ Perry’s TD run

William “The Refrigerator” Perry, a defensive lineman who played for the Bears from 1985 to 1993, may have the best moniker in NFL history. Perry was renowned for his enormous power and stature (6-2, 335 pounds), which led one of his Clemson University teammates to comment that he was “about as large as a refrigerator.”

In the third quarter of the 1986 Super Bowl, when the Bears were crushing the Patriots, Chicago head coach Mike Ditka substituted Perry as running back for a goal-line play. From one yard out, the youngster ploughed his way into the end zone, sending Patriots defenders flying. The Bears ultimately triumphed 46-10. The Fridge is still a storied character in NFL lore.

Warner-to-Bruce strike dooms Titans

Kurt Warner, who completed the first 400-yard passing night in Super Bowl history, is the most recent MVP to lead his squad to a title in the same season. With a little more than two minutes left, the Rams and Titans were deadlocked, but the breakthrough quarterback found top receiver Isaac Bruce on a long sideline ball. Bruce outsmarted Denard Walker and Anthony Dorsett for a 73-yard touchdown in addition to compensating for a minor underthrow. This concluded the Rams’ lone Super Bowl victory, which was won in overtime on a single play, and gave Warner the MVP award for the game.

Super Bowl 14: Lawrence McCutcheon’s TD pass to Ron Smith

The Rams and Steelers were squaring off in the Super Bowl two years after Newhouse’s touchdown throw.

In the third quarter, with the score 17–13, head coach Ray Malavasi adopted a play from the Cowboys’ playbook. Similar to Newhouse’s throw, Vince Ferragamo’s quarterback passed to halfback Lawrence McCutcheon, who threw downfield into Ron Smith’s waiting arms for a 24-yard game-winning score. Only four touchdown passes by non-quarterbacks have been completed in Super Bowl history; the other two will be covered in a later section of this article.

Unfortunately, the Rams were unable to maintain their advantage, and they fell short 31-19.

Super Bowls 38 & 39: Mike Vrabel’s TD catches

When the Patriots played the Panthers in Super Bowl 38, the Patriots dynasty was only getting started. With budding star Tom Brady at the helm, New England was vying for their second Lombardi Trophy in three years.

The Patriots’ coaches called a trick play with 2:51 remaining in the fourth quarter and a 22-21 deficit for their team. Mike Vrabel, a linebacker who entered the game as a tight end, caught the game-winning touchdown pass when the big guy found himself open close to the goal line. The Patriots eventually prevailed 32-29 thanks to a last-second field goal by Adam Vinatieri.

The trick play worked so well, head coach Bill Belichick brought it back one year later against the Eagles in Super Bowl 39.

With the score tied 7-7 in the third quarter, Vrabel entered the game and ran what was essentially a flipped version of the route from the previous year. Despite being interfered with, he made a spectacular juggling catch to give the Patriots the lead in an eventual 24-21 win.

Swann’s catch comes amid an iconic performance

The unforgettable moment from the first Steelers-Cowboys Super Bowl is a catch the Hall of Famer made on a drive that did not result in Pittsburgh points, despite the fact that Lynn Swann’s 64-yard touchdown gave the Steelers their second championship. Swann’s acrobatics defeated Mark Washington of the Cowboys’ cornerbacks in close coverage on Terry Bradshaw’s 53-yard bomb to his top target. Swann’s four-catch, the 161-yard day was capped by the drive, which concluded in the second quarter with a failed 36-yard range goal, but it also served as the pinnacle of his 10-year career.

Super Bowl 40: Antwaan Randle El TD pass to Hines Ward

In his undergraduate career, Antwaan Randle El was a standout quarterback at Indiana. In NCAA Division I history, he was the first athlete to score 40 touchdowns both rushing and passing. However, he switched to wide receiver when he joined the NFL in order to utilise his playmaking abilities.

But Bill Cowher, the head coach of the Steelers, and his staff weren’t blind to his time as a quarterback. In the fourth quarter of Super Bowl 40, Pittsburgh was ahead 14-10 over Seattle and aiming to end the contest. The coaches pulled a reverse handoff to Randle El, who tossed a dime to Hines Ward for a touchdown out of their bag of tricks.

Eli Manning’s defining throw

The other play that made Manning famous needed more brilliance from his receiver, but this ball may have been the finest in Super Bowl history (and among the best throws ever). From their own 12-yard line, the Giants’ game-winning drive started with their first play. Mario Manningham received a 38-yard pass from Manning that was almost hard to thread. The fourth-year wide out working the sideline to this extent in his final game for the Giants is deserving of praise. Manning, though, was superhuman in his ball placement into double coverage, which was the key to another Super Bowl upset over the Patriots. This is the play that might be made from Eli’s Hall of Fame case.

Super Bowl 44: Saints’ onside kick to start the second half

At halftime of Super Bowl 44, Sean Payton, the head coach of the Saints, wanted to keep the ball out of Peyton Manning’s hands because New Orleans was down 10-6 to Indianapolis.

According to Payton, “the initial thought was that we were facing a tremendously good Colts club, a really good Colts offence.” So, how do we take a piece of property?

The response? A play Payton called “ambush.”

Thomas Morstead, a rookie kickoff specialist with the Saints, stunned the whole NFL when he dribbled an onside kick towards the left sideline. Hank Baskett of the Colts’ special teams mishandled it, and Jonathan Casillas of the opposing linebacker unit recovered it.

Following that, New Orleans scored a touchdown to the ensuing possession to take the lead, and a late Tracy Porter pick-six sealed the victory for Payton and the Saints.

James Harrison’s all-or-nothing journey

An action-hero moment from the Super Bowl. Harrison’s 100-yard return had challenges all the way through and required a lot of supporting casters. The play started with 18 seconds left and the Cardinals were on the verge of either tying the game at 10-10 or taking a 14-10 lead. Kurt Warner was intercepted when Harrison modified his mission and pretended to be on a blitz. On a half-ending play that would have been meaningless if the Cards had tackled him, the 2008 Defensive Player of the Year dashed from end zone to end zone. The game-changing moment in Super Bowl XLIII was completed when Harrison held off Larry Fitzgerald’s attempt to strip him close to the goal line.

Super Bowl 52: The ‘Philly Special

One of the most well-known trick plays in NFL history was used by the Eagles during their unlikely run to a Super Bowl victory with Nick Foles as a quarterback.

Earlier in the game, their rivals, the Patriots, attempted a trick play: receiver Danny Amendola tossed a ball to quarterback Tom Brady, who had snuck out of the backfield. The play went just as planned, but Brady failed to intercept the ball despite having a clear field in front of him.
Foles appeared to pay attention as he observed the close call from the sidelines.

Late in the first half, with a fourth and goal from the one-yard line, Foles stepped to the bench to speak with head coach Doug Pederson.

“You want Philly Philly?” the quarterback asked. After a brief pause to consider, Pederson replied, “Yeah, let’s do it.”

As the Eagles lined up, Foles approached the line of scrimmage and appeared to call an audible. But instead of back-pedalling to take the shotgun snap, the ball was snapped directly to running back Corey Clement. Clement pitched it to tight end Trey Burton, who briefly played quarterback at Florida. Burton then threw to a wide-open Foles in the end zone.

The play, also dubbed “Philly Special,” helped the underdog Eagles pull off a 41-33 win and give the franchise its first Super Bowl title.

Super Bowl 54: Chiefs use synchronised spin to throw off 49ers

Patrick Mahomes was vying for both Kansas City’s first Super Bowl victory in fifty years and his first Lombardi Trophy in 2020. Eric Bieniemy, the offensive coordinator, made a clever decision when faced with a fourth-and-goal situation inside the red zone.

The four guys in the backfield executed a coordinated spin move to the right as they all moved towards the line of scrimmage. The offensive line simultaneously rose to their feet for a brief while before resuming their positions. That quick move appeared to confuse the 49ers defence, allowing the Chiefs to get a first down and continue their drive.

 

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