Comments on: Mark Davis says Immaculate Reception is still a “dagger”

By: mullman76

mullman76 — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 01:45:30 +0000

That call was a travesty that started a dynasty, just like like the Tuck game 30 years later that started another dynasty.

According to my homer Raiders math the Silver and Black should have about 9 rings… but the league (Rooney, Mara, Kraft, Rozelle, Tagliabue) will/would not let it be allowed.

By: rps27562012

rps27562012 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:06:34 +0000

Yeah the Raiders never get a call. Wait, how about the Stabler fumble all the way into the endzone in September, 1978. Talk about being robbed, it killed the Charger season right there. That was worse except maybe it wasn’t the playoffs.

By: alan3008

alan3008 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:51:19 +0000

Want to see an immaculate reception? Just watch Dalton and AJ Green hook up. They complete about 10 or 20 per game.

By: alan3008

alan3008 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:49:25 +0000

Sorry, but calling that stupid, lucky as hell, reception, “emmaculate” is just idiotic. First let’s give the definition of immaculate:

immaculate: perfect and without any mistakes

Sorry, that pass was not perfect and without mistakes. It bounced off of another receiver and Franco was LUCKY enough to be in the area to catch the ball.

What a bunch of dumbasses, celebrating their stupidity.

By: tell

tell — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:49:10 +0000

@raiderrob21

No one will remember that the Raiders beat the Steelers 34-31 forty years from now. However, HISTORY will ALWAYS remember just HOW the Steelers beat the Raiders in 1972.

By: tell

tell — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:45:40 +0000

Al Davis was a .50 panderer and procurer of the worlds oldest profession..

By: charger383

charger383 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:50:10 +0000

I still don’t like it and that’s one of the reasons my 2nd favorite team is whoever is playing the Steelers

By: tell

tell — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:48:08 +0000

Fred Sweringen also made Jackie Smith drop the ball in the endzone against the Steelers.. That proves he’s a Steelers fan.

By: steelcurtainn

steelcurtainn — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:45:52 +0000

This play was the single greatest play in NFL history hands down, no question about it. There others that come close but they don’t touch this one.

By: raiderrob21

raiderrob21 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:44:32 +0000

We did play them this anniv year back in september, and beat em AGAIN! 34-31 RAIDERS!!!

RAIDER NATION!!!!

By: bigbluwreckincrew83

bigbluwreckincrew83 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:32:18 +0000

gaggee says:
Dec 23, 2012 10:11 AM
Fred Sweringen was a Steeler fan no doubt. He made the call on the “Immaculate Reception”, and he made the Benny Barnes interference call in SB III. Both were bad calls and both resulted in Steeler victories. C’mon Fred, you can admit it now!

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Could have sworn the Jets won SB III.

By: teddybayer123

teddybayer123 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:23:13 +0000

Heck, the immaculate reception is just one of those rings

Here’s a message for you, Mark: the Steelers own four (FOUR!) rings that “belong” to the Raiders. But not your daddy, not Madden, not all those All-Pro’s could get you over the hump but once. Chew on that this weekend.

By: gaggee

gaggee — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:11:25 +0000

Fred Sweringen was a Steeler fan no doubt. He made the call on the “Immaculate Reception”, and he made the Benny Barnes interference call in SB III. Both were bad calls and both resulted in Steeler victories. C’mon Fred, you can admit it now!

By: shlort

shlort — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:07:12 +0000

I remember that game. Was the first game ever broadcast in color. Hahahaha. Back when people had to get up to manually turn the channel on their huge console television sets to watch all 3 channels. If you were lucky, you had a 23 inch screen.

Did Mark Davis have the same Dorothy Hamill haircut back then?

It was a touchdown. I have seen that play thousands of times over the years. I dont get where anyone thinks the play was somehow illegal. The ball never touched the ground and was first touched by a defensive player. And the no call on the illegal block? Oh well. Refs miss penalties all the time because there are usually 4 or 5 penalites on every play. If the refs called them all no one would ever score points.

Anyway, it is time to get over that play. Sure, it is part of NFL lore, but it was 40 years ago.

By: nickmiller63

nickmiller63 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:46:51 +0000

Montana to Clark.

By: bigbluwreckincrew83

bigbluwreckincrew83 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:24:58 +0000

Get over it.

By: 1956giants

1956giants — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:14:17 +0000

Wrong. The greatest PLAY in league history was the “escape” and the “Tyree catch.” Even the late Steve Sabol felt that.

By: steelersfanfromtheseventies

steelersfanfromtheseventies — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:03:01 +0000

Get over it phil. and may i suggest anger management classes.

By: apwarrior250

apwarrior250 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:02:39 +0000

“No Catch”.How can that be a great play?? Maybe the worst call in league history.Must fact check to see if replacement officials were involved.>Warrior Out”"

By: nesuperfan

nesuperfan — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:01:07 +0000

I have no horse in this race, but I watched “A Football Life: The Immaculate Reception”, and I think the refs got it right.

First, The ball CLEARLY hit the defender (the new footage showed that well), making the whole play legal. That is not even in question. Second, again with the new footage, it is clear that the ball did not hit the ground. Lastly, the clipping excuse in bogus: The initial contact was from the side, but because it happened at full speed, the guy fell down, and to the side almost immediately, giving ONLY the illusion that it was clipping. The block was legal. Even if it were a clip, sorry, MANY plays over the years have missed penalties. That is just part of the game.

The Raiders in that documentary came off as bitter old men, and rather pathetic.

By: blackngold4life

blackngold4life — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:00:31 +0000

LOL @ “CLEARLY” You can clip a player with your head in front..if anything that was “CLEARLY” pass interference.

By: bkostela

bkostela — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:56:04 +0000

what’s pathetic is that its perhaps the most famous play of all time, and not a single cameraman bothered to film it.

By: surferbum01

surferbum01 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:52:03 +0000

Talk about needing to “let it go”…..wow. The past is the past. If you’re living in the past….you’re just being the Raiders in the present. Or, err, something like that.

By: ketch20too

ketch20too — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:48:20 +0000

Still bitter after 40 years? ….and people tell Hawks fans to get over the screwing their team got in XL.

By: rayguyreturns

rayguyreturns — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:45:04 +0000

The Immaculate Deception

By: sallust99

sallust99 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:43:29 +0000

Sour grapes autumn wind fans. The play counted and started a dynasty, which now represents the best organization in all of professional sports. Black and Gold!

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:33:13 +0000

We think the refs are bad now? We would not of liked the 70′s.

By: masterblaster78

masterblaster78 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:32:59 +0000

I remember watching this game many years ago. I still don’t agree with the zebras. How many times have plays gone the Steelers way when the Raiders play them. For that last comment it’s not only the Steelers but most other teams as well. Zebas hate the Raiders.

By: leafeaterx

leafeaterx — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:19:46 +0000

“I still believe we should have won that game,” Davis said. “But when you go to the airport in Pittsburgh, you know they feel different.”

Because they won the game maybe? lol…

By: philvil41

philvil41 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:11:21 +0000

The Raiders were totally screwed on the play.The fact the Phil Villapiano was clearly clipped being the biggest reason the play shouldn’t have counted.So today as a Raider fan, I say screw ALL Pittsburgh fans.