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Jim Harbaugh was just inches short of completing one of the greatest passes in NFL history. Decades before he won a national title at Michigan, the new Los Angeles Chargers head coach led the Indianapolis Colts to within a play of the Super Bowl.
On Jan. 14, 1996, Harbaugh led the Colts into Pittsburgh to face the heavily favored Steelers with a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. Harbaugh’s 47-yard touchdown pass to Floyd Turner gave the Colts a second-half lead, but Pittsburgh rallied on the strength of two big pass plays to regain the lead with just under 2 minutes left. Undaunted, Harbaugh led the Colts to the Steelers’ 29-yard line with 5 seconds left, setting the stage for one of the most gut-wrenching moments in Pittsburgh sports history.
Harbaugh’s lone AFC title game start as an NFL quarterback cracked our following list of the top 20 AFC/NFC title games of all time. Here’s how it stacks up with the rest of the field.
20. 2011 AFC Championship: Patriots 23, Ravens 20
While Colts-Patriots was No. 1, the Patriots’ rivalry with the Ravens during the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era was up there, too. The two played in consecutive AFC title games during the early 2010s, with the first one coming right down to the wire.
The Patriots took the lead on a Brady touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Defense dominated the next several drives before Joe Flacco led Baltimore on a 2-minute drive. Flacco appeared to throw the game-winning touchdown to Lee Evans, but Evans was unable to secure the pass. The Ravens lost the game two plays later when Billy Cundiff missed his game-tying 32-yard field goal try.
19. 2008 AFC Championship: Steelers 23, Ravens 14
This was a vintage Steelers-Ravens game that was full of big hits and big defensive plays. The biggest defensive play was turned in by Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, whose 40-yard pick six of Joe Flacco with just under 5…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-01-25 16:47:55
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