*First RIP to John Madden last year and now Franco Harris!*

@raiderbro8663

Жыл бұрын

RIP Ray Guy

@_________.

Жыл бұрын

@@raiderbro8663it’s not a competition

@c.a.g.3130

Жыл бұрын

At least Madden wasn't killed by Tony Fauci.

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

@@_________. Raiders whine too much...especially Madden.....

@stuartdamon3610

Жыл бұрын

@@frankpienkosky5688 I have a feeling if the rolls were reversed, you might feel differently. One second you’ve one the game. One second your season is done. It bounced off Frenchie.

Rip Franco Harris even as a raider fan undeniably a defining moment in nfl history no matter what side you are on

@user-rn4tt9gw2p

Жыл бұрын

☠️☠️☠️We lost more raiders then a Franco Harris, who cares🔥

@Eddie-uf6bs

Жыл бұрын

Rust in peace

@robertgarza2865

Жыл бұрын

@@user-rn4tt9gw2p People care. It's called respect, no matter what team they played for.

@dickiebutt9517

Жыл бұрын

@@user-rn4tt9gw2p Ok but all of them were mid. Franco is their italian 👨 daddy.

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

@@user-rn4tt9gw2p Raiders always remind me of a motorcycle gang....Franco was a class act....

RIP Franco. We won’t have these guys much longer, It’s been a pleasure hearing the Raiders and Steelers of the late 60s-80s. Villapiano is the best storyteller 😂

@Eddie-uf6bs

Жыл бұрын

Rust in peace

@kyledamron

Жыл бұрын

True. It's really sad. I go back and watch as many 70s Raiders games as I can. And the characters on the teams were the best

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

yeah...he's a funny guy....

Pittsburgher here. There was no greater rivalry than the Steelers/Raiders. Loved this presentation and footage I haven't seen before. What great memories of a great decade for both teams.

@markross2124

Жыл бұрын

I was there, strangers hugging each other, shaking hands then that moment of indecision until the ref raised his hands, when Franco crossed the goal line and an avalanche of fans that poured onto the field. Someone asking who caught that ball and myself and many others "Franco Harris"

@mwilliams1330

Жыл бұрын

It was interesting hearing the 'other' side lol. I noticed in the presentation the other angles...namely the front deflection is not shown. All I know is watching this play as a 12 year old from Erie made me a Steeler fan for life.

@stuartdamon3610

Жыл бұрын

Violence!

@stephaniegormley9982

Жыл бұрын

Why didn't Tatum just knock the ball down? He did on the previous play. Bradshaw had thrown a very similar pass to Steeler TE John McMacken. Tatum used textbook technique, reached around McMacken and knocked it down. But for some reason he went for the knockOUT against Fuqua.

@awesome123306

Жыл бұрын

​@@stephaniegormley9982jack was a killer. No way he thought the ball was going to fly 20 yards

So basically it was the right call. Not enough evidence to overturn it

Having this & the Tuck Rule on our teams resume is insanity smh

@mikeydred11

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Rob Lytle "quick whistle" fumble in the 1977 AFC Championship which resulted in a 14 point swing, kept Oakland out of the Superbowl and the NFL apologized for the next day...

@ML3___

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeydred11 nothing but pain.

@henrylam92

Жыл бұрын

@@ML3___ Al Davis hated the league and it didnt help that he was suing them multiple times. Always the short stick

@andreashley6084

Жыл бұрын

And…and..

@raiderspheresportstalkshow1926

Жыл бұрын

@@andreashley6084 don't forget about the index card game AGAINST DALLAS!

As bad as this was for the Raiders, the TUCK rule game 29 years later, was FAR WORSE. Because here we are looking at the film of the immaculate reception, over and over, back-and-forth. And the TUCK rule game, it was more than obvious that Tom Brady fumbled that damn football. He even admitted he fumbled. Unlike Frenchy Fuqua who makes light humor of The immaculate reception.

@maxspeed57

Жыл бұрын

According to that rule, if you start the throwing arm forward and then pull back and then go forward again it can only be an incomplete pass. It can't be ruled a fumble. I would instruct every QB from now on to pump fake every play so you are fumble-proofed.

@steveyoung374

Жыл бұрын

@Tim Hanley That is no longer a rule, the league dropped that rule a couple years back

@coledoucette5116

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! As a raiders fan I honestly think it was just an insanely lucky play, but I dare not say that 🤣

@chrisraymond9721

Жыл бұрын

@@maxspeed57 The second Brady's other hand touched the ball, that ended the tucking/throwing motion. ESPN magazine had a great article and diagram showing it.

@ottob.884

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisraymond9721 exactly, That one was rigged as hell, they were on the phone way too long w/Goodell the cocksucker

With all the controversy aside I’m just amazed with how well this mini doc turned out. It’s amazing to hear the voices of John Madden, Al Davis, Villapiano, men who were passionate about football, the Raiders and most of all WINNING. These men built the foundation for the Raiders Organization and I wouldn’t be a fan without the legacy they left behind. Salute! ☠️🏴‍☠️

@billymartin5657

Жыл бұрын

Cry babies Madden was the worst cry baby

Let it stand as a testament of the passion and reverence of the what the NFL used to to be and what the game was about…the game and the rivalry, not what it has become. RIP MADDEN AND HARRIS and all those past heroes of the game.

@elbob17

Жыл бұрын

Now it's about 75% of the league screaming Let's Goo over and over and doing The Griddy after a 5 yard gain.

@aandrus7

5 ай бұрын

Yes and today's game is all about entertainment.......

I love my Raiders, a great legacy this team has.

RIP FRANCO HARRIS

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

really nice ceremony at halftime....unfortunately NFL network....after hyping this game all week...chose to run a commercial instead

Some serious mental gymnastics coming from the Raiders players. 🙃

@stephaniegormley9982

3 ай бұрын

You mean LIES. A touchdown WAS called 17:46 as soon as Franco crossed the goal line. Referee Swerengin was accompanied to the phone by Jim Boston, 17:57 the supervisor of all game day activities for the stadium, NOT by Dan Rooney. The Steelers 3:17 were 11-3 , the Raiders 10-3-1

I have a old friend from Pittsburgh and we trash talk each other but we both realize that those rivalries where the best smash mouth football games especially if you got to watch those games back in the 70's like I did as a kid.

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

that game wasn't even televised in Pittsburgh....had to try to make sense of what happened while sitting in my recliner and clutching my little transistor to my ear....

@chucklowery2314

Жыл бұрын

The good ol days

Well done. The raiders social media content has been committed to Excellence all season. Award winning work right here 👏🏾

@ghostjourneys1323

Жыл бұрын

Glad they made this

@andreashley6084

Жыл бұрын

@@ghostjourneys1323even more timeless just a couple days later, rip 32

Those were the best days, the games between the Raiders and Steelers were great.

Freddie B describes it the most colorful way...We got screwed by a guy with no balls 🤣🤣

The verdict: Jack Tatum's inability to refrain from taking a cheap shot cost the Raiders a chance at a Super Bowl and ruined the Maddens' anniversary.

I met Mr Davis in the second Deck of the Oakland coliseum before a game he was just looking at the field and warm ups we walked by and shook his hand that was the greatest day as a raider fan for me not too many fans get a chance like those especially now a days,

@aleejojoolg9270

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Steelers and raiders Monday night games were the best I have ever seen even the good games nowadays do not compare to those great Monday night gems I saw them all on TV and some live at the Oakland Alameda county coliseum, the greatest games ever, if I remember correctly a good seat went for under 30 and a large cold one and bag of peanuts under 4 good ol'days for sure,

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

@@aleejojoolg9270 a lot of hall of famers on those two teams....Steeler fans were zealous but Oakland fans were freaks...but hard to stay loyal to a team that keeps kicking you in the teeth....

@raelraven3

Жыл бұрын

And yet he moved your team twice from Oakland.

Rest In Power Madden.🤘🏻🎱🤘🏻

@moo-moo74

Жыл бұрын

You GODDAMN right. 🙏🏾🙏🏾

You know that Franco is wearing that big smile of his up there somewhere. RIP Franco.

I saw it when it happened 50 years ago and it still makes me sick.

@alphaomegastables

Жыл бұрын

Me too, Harold!! Immaculate DE-CEPTION!! RN4L🏴‍☠️☠🏴‍☠️💯⚔

@Robert-fs6ge

Жыл бұрын

Bounced off the receiver then bounced off the ground then td

@fredball8240

Жыл бұрын

As a then 12 year old, it broke me. I cried for hours just heart sick over my Raiders losing that one. Stabler & Tatum were my heroes and to this day I find that game hard to accept.

@jm2206

Жыл бұрын

I was 22 when the tuck rule happened. Watched it live. It’s my generation’s immaculate deception. Felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. It’s a damn shame Raiders fans share hose jobs through the generations.

@alanstevens1296

Жыл бұрын

Where's the vomit?

Poetic how the football gods remembered the Raiders with the "Wrong Jones Lateral" this past Sunday.

@brucechelemer328

Жыл бұрын

Holly Roller, batman!🏈🌬🏈🌪🏈

@JorgeDiaz-ly5qp

Жыл бұрын

In some obscure game during the course of a lost season - does not even come close to remedy the damage done by the IR and the "Tuck" games.

Tatum always claimed he never touched the ball, but if Franco hadn’t picked it up and scored, Jack would have taken credit for breaking up the pass to Frenchy.

RIP Snake Stabler. Thee greatest Raider. Mr Clutch. HOF.

The Autumn Wind. 🏴‍☠️💀🏴‍☠️

RIP FRANCO HARRIS From this old Raiders fan.

Great film! Thank you for putting this together. It's great to see the old R's...the best.

Hah, so there was an explaination, there would have been a riot...now it makes sense.

Only Raiders fans think it hit the ground. R.I.P. Franco Harris.

@jokerproduction

Жыл бұрын

It didn't hit the ground, but Frenchy touched it first. RIP Franco.

@alansach8437

Жыл бұрын

@@jokerproduction If anything it was simultaneous, in which case it doesn't matter that he touched it. Stupid rule anyway! Nowadays that ball could touch ten different guys on both teams and still be legally caught!

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

@@jokerproduction suppose that's possible...but it was Tatum's impetus that caused the ball to bounce backward...

@buckeyevinnie8456

Жыл бұрын

The ball never hit the ground clearly that was a catch!!

@darkshad0wz69

Жыл бұрын

@@buckeyevinnie8456 how can you tell? there was no instant replay back then the Raiders got screwed straight up

After all these years the tears of the raider fans STILL tastes great 😊

Long time Steeler fan. I as only 2 at the time this was played so no recollection. Great video, well presented visuals & all. I’ll always respect Madden as a class act in addressing and handling the situation.

Let it go Raiders. The ball bounced off of Tatum’s shoulder pad and Franco caught it out of the air and ran it in for a touchdown. 😊

The Imaculate reception ... long may it live.

@elridgealexander5502

Жыл бұрын

Sugarcane Up respectfully disagree . Imaculate deception .

Absolutely LEGENDARY AND LEGITIMATE 🏈⭐️ Jack could have easily intercepted that pass and GAME OVER😳Oakland Raiders win👀 but Tatum ALWAYS TRIED TO KILL THE RECEIVER ⚡️

@cmaurice9133

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same. Jack could not pass up a hit.

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

@@cmaurice9133 Raiders were "the criminal element".....remember?.....

@davidwormell6609

Жыл бұрын

If you watch the view taken from behind Bradshaw, slow it down and you will see Tatum's hands are positioned to attempt the interception. He just couldn't get there quick enough, and the rest is history....

i was a kid watching my Raiders on TV that day. doesn't matter how it happened, it happened. it happened so fast, no one knew it was happening. both those teams were great. many of my favorite players are now passing away... ah, mortality...

Frenchy didn't catch the ball, he tried to but Jack hit the ball with his shoulder and Franco caught it and ran it in. Period. Watch the replay in slow motion. It is obvious. If they don't show it blown up and slowed down then they don't want you to know the truth.

@darkshad0wz69

Жыл бұрын

@roningaijin7701 you hit the nail right on the head

@travisbergh3923

Жыл бұрын

They need the controversy to live on.

Thank you for finally remembering Jack Tatum, he should never be forgotten! He was the greatest and he played for y'all. Be a little more grateful.

@Vezzo55

Жыл бұрын

Tatum was a cheap shot artist

@elridgealexander5502

Жыл бұрын

Sugarcane Up Jack Tatum Goat 🐐 safety Ronnie Lott next

Ironic how Tatum's habit of always going for the crippling hit lost a huge game for them

It’s a moment in time that will last forever.

Very cool, with some camera angles I don’t think I’ve ever seen before. Also, I don’t think I’ve ever seen footage of the actual last play of the game, the Stabler pass to Chester that was broken up…always wondered exactly what happened AFTER the Immaculate Reception, since Franco scored with five seconds left.

unbelievable scene of the fans lined up on the sideline before the last play of the game. Never have seen that before

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

seeing that window in the wall of the stadium brought back memories of when I worked there...used to sneak in there and watch the game when in wasn't occupied by a tv camera....

Even after all these years this play is still The Greatest Catch of All Time! I’m so happy that we still have players alive that were part of it!

Look at Frenchy with that smile! Awesome!

The call was to Art McNally who was the head referee. No one called to ask about security.

I'm a loyal raiders fan since 1969 I saw this game live from Start to finish this was the most disappointing loss in my life as a raider fan and there's been a few lately

@DrewCal1982

Жыл бұрын

RNFL ✌️

@MrFballard

Жыл бұрын

As in many crappy cases, true life was replaced by fear and weakness. Frenchy Fuqua knows who really won that game...Silver & Black! Now so do all of us.

@E5C4P377

Жыл бұрын

Your team got smashed for 4 quarters. You SAW that right?? Kenny gets lucky and rips one for a 1 point lead. You feel strong on that? Like you had the better team? If so you are delusional.

@stuartdamon3610

Жыл бұрын

Exactly the same for me.

Legendary story, thanks for sharing.

It is said that on that day in that game there was a total of 15 Hall of famers that played in that game.... The most Hof's ever to be in one game is still a record that will in my opinion never be broken...

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

same deal when we played Dallas in the SB....that's why those games were so great.....

@jackhanna4447

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That's amazing!

@camicawber

Жыл бұрын

You're thinking of Super Bowl XIII between the Steelers and the Cowboys, which actually had more than 15 Hall of Famers playing. The Steelers alone are credited with 15 Hall of Famers for that one, though I don't know if that's counting coach Chuck Noll and owner Art Rooney. The Cowboys also had a couple of Hall of Famers on their coaching staff - head coach Tom Landry, defensive coordinator Ernie Stautner (in the Hall for his playing career with the Steelers), and Mike Ditka (who is from Pittsburgh and went to Pitt). But still, I counted 11 Hall of Famers in this game - not including both head coaches, both owners, and one assistant coach (Tom Flores - a receivers coach for the Raiders). Still an amazing collection of talent.

RIP Franco Harris

RIP John Madden, Chuck Noll, Ken Stabler, Franco Harris, LC Greenwood, Jack Tatum, Gene Upshaw, George Blanda

@davidwormell6609

Жыл бұрын

Add Cliff Branch and Ray Guy to that list

@JimiKool

4 ай бұрын

Don't forget Ernie Holmes #63, Dwight White #78 and Willie Brown #24

1972!!!!---what a time in Sports History and Puberty!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perfect Combination!!!! Trade this Time and History For Nothing!

We inadvertently created two generational dynasties off of referee mistakes.

@TheDreadedRaider

Жыл бұрын

Them ain't mistakes bro bro

@kevinkaatz883

Жыл бұрын

Leave out the "of". Or you could've written, "officiating errors"

@3eezie483

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinkaatz883 ok karen 😐

@ProbablyGalexy

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinkaatz883 I love that your comment has "edited" because you probably made a grammatical error lmao

@gregorysamaniego36

Жыл бұрын

And still hate tom brady to this day!

Rest In Peace Franco Harris

@Eddie-uf6bs

Жыл бұрын

Rust in peace Franco

@thug4life2005

Жыл бұрын

@@Eddie-uf6bs Ignorant.

This was a very illuminating video. I always knew the IR was a famous play from the great Franco Harris. I remember it at the time. I never knew there was any controversy about it being a possible dead ball. Wow!

That we'll never know the answer is obviously what makes the play so memorable after all these years. But that freeze frame at 10:24 sure makes it look unlikely that Tatum didn't touch the ball.

Great stuff! What a great piece on this football history!

My grandfather is Brady Keyes Jr. And although I believe he was retired at the time he played for the Steelers and was on the sidelines when this happened. A fact that I only found out at his funeral. As for me I've been a Raiders fan for over 30 years and I'm so sad that I missed the opportunity to have one of the greatest conversations I could have ever had with him.

@godkinghell15

Жыл бұрын

Are you really the grandson and also your a raiders fan?

@kenshelle1

Жыл бұрын

@@godkinghell15 that is indeed the case

@antonewilson4310

Жыл бұрын

Brady Keyes, the Great businessman.

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

@@antonewilson4310 used to hear his name a lot in the broadcasts.....

Two offensive players can’t touch the ball. Ref vs the Raiders .

@mrblue99999

Жыл бұрын

They can if a defensive player hits it. Rules vs the Raiders

As crazy as this play was, none of it would really matter. It was Miami's year. They weren't going to be denied. And this is coming from a life long Raiders fan.

@davidwormell6609

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

It's the controversies that, sometimes, create the greatest rivalries and the most interesting storylines..

RIP John Madden Ray Guy Franco Harris and Ronnie Hillman

RIP Franco.

I love how Jack Tatum went to Frenchy and said to tell the truth to the ref.

@darkshad0wz69

Жыл бұрын

but Frenchy was a coward and couldnt tell the truth because he knew the squealers cheated

@rodneybrown5112

Жыл бұрын

@Billy Hartman the ball did hit off JACK'S shoulder, and dude you are jealous lol lol

@camicawber

Жыл бұрын

@@darkshad0wz69 Uh huh. I'm totally sure that's what Tatum would have done if the call had gone the other way. The ball touches off him but they rule that it didn't and the TD is no good? Of course, Jack would've insisted that the refs overturn the call and give the Steelers their rightful touchdown. Right? ...Right. Tatum wanted Fuqua to bail him out. He probably knew he touched the ball and also probably recognized that if he'd have played the ball instead of trying to decapitate his opponent, the Raiders would've won. So yeah. If I were him, I'd probably want somebody else to say something that took me off the hook, too.

That's was a great documentary👏👏👏👏 Many a football fan have no clue that there was even any controversy over the Immaculate Reception.

Damn! 9 hours after the Raiders post this Franco Harris dies😱

The Autumn Wind is a Pirate. 🏴‍☠️💀🏴‍☠️

Oakland was in SO MANY CLASSIC GAMES 🏈⭐️I’m 59 and remember when ✊

RIP Franco!!

IMMACULATE DE-CEPTION...& TUCK-RULE FUMBLE GAME...screwed us out of 2 Super Bowl appearances...TRUTH!!🏴‍☠️☠🏴‍☠️💯⚔

@mikeydred11

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Rob Lytle "quick whistle" fumble in the 1977 AFC Championship which resulted in a 14 point swing to the Broncos, kept Oakland out of the Superbowl and the NFL apologized for the next day...

@DoggyBaseball

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeydred11 and the 2022 whistle play

@donaldlangiano3009

Жыл бұрын

Plus he was one yd short he never crossed the goal line

@myronbledsoe44

Жыл бұрын

Bull crap!The second one I'll give you..the first one come on these guys are pathetic losers..

@josephyodiceyodice5990

Жыл бұрын

Didn't Miami go undefeated that year (1972) ? How do you know the Raiders would get to the Super Bowl ?

With all the interviews that have happened over the years , why didn't anyone get to Tatum and ask him if the ball also hit his pads or helmet??

@camicawber

Жыл бұрын

I believe he always contended that he never touched the ball. Of course, it's entirely possible that he wouldn't know for sure. He was busy blasting into a full-grown human man at that moment, so maybe the ball could have made contact with Tatum without it registering.

Ah, what a great moment in NFL history! RIP to all of the players and coaches who participated on that epic game and have now passed on.✝️ Now, let's be honest, that ball hit Tatum which made it a live ball for any receiver & running back to catch.

"Damn, That's Tatum" Love it!

Great content ☠️ RIP Al Davis & JOHN MADDEN

wow they never show that other angle whenever this is discussed

@_zach325

Жыл бұрын

Maybe cause this was in the 70's?

@darkshad0wz69

Жыл бұрын

because if they did they would see it wasnt a td it was a dead ball

@ExecutionStyleInc

Жыл бұрын

@@_zach325 no I mean they never show it even going past the 70s whenever this is talked about. None of the countless documentaries/videos produced in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 2010s, that discuss this game has ever shown that angle. I know it's probably because it makes for way better mythos for the NFLs history, but it's still fucked.

LETS GO RAIDERS!!!!! XMAS EVE MELT THE CURTAINS!!!

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

lost again....sorry....

@thug4life2005

Жыл бұрын

@@frankpienkosky5688 The great Franco Harris won it again for us. His spirit came down and had Pickens be open.

The ball hit Tatum. Doesn't matter if Fuqua touched it. It was a legal play.

There was joy in HateTheRaidersVille after the immaculate reception on December 23, 1972. In the 1970s, my favorite NFL teams were the Packers, Bears and whoever was playing against the Raiders. I no longer hate the Raiders of old. In retrospect, I appreciate the accomplishments of John Madden, Kenny Stabler, Jack Tatum and many more from the old Raiders teams. I actually purchased a Raiders sweatshirt sometime in the 1990s...but the shirt was doubly discounted. Otherwise, I wouldn't have purchased it, but the fact that I did purchase it demonstrates that I no longer disdained those magnificent Raiders of Old.

Something else happened in 1972... anybody? Anybody? The Dolphins undefeated season! If the Raiders had won this game, maybe they end the magical run of the Fish the following week? We'll never know...

if it was today's fans, they would blame lamonica for throwing 2 ints and a "young" stabler for fumbling twice.

@mrblue99999

Жыл бұрын

True. Today’s fans suck. But also the media.

Good point. How do you make a call when you dont know what really happened?

Frenchy is class.

I think it bothers the Raiders so much because they'd had consistent success against the Dolphins at that time. Some believe that the '72 Raiders team could've stopped the Dolphin's undefeated season (which was already based on the weakest schedule of nearly every team that year)

@davidwormell6609

Жыл бұрын

I don't know James. That Dolphin team were awfully good, and we couldn't beat them in the playoffs the following year when we were better than '72 and the Dolphins not as good as '72. However when you look at that Dolphin unbeaten run that spanned two seasons, the last team to beat them before it began? And the team that ended it the following year? The Raiders, both times! So perhaps? We will never know!

Watched it live on TV. The officials were caught up in the hysteria.

when a player has to plead with his teammates in the huddle not to take any cheap shots before the last play of thew game . The right team won .

Raymond Chester is a cool dude. He hired me at my first job while i was in high school back when he was managing Lake Chabot Golf Course.

Hey guys Steeler fan here. I love the rivalry, missed the good days of Raiders VS Steelers back in the day when great defenses decided games. Having said that, you can analyze this play everything you want, whatever happened in that collision I am pretty sure not even Jack or Fuqua know for sure 100%, but I guess the refs made the call to the best of their abilities. I like the analysis on both sides, and I think aside Al Davis spiteful comments, it is a balanced well done video. Fifty years after it is still an amazing play even if the Raider Nation hurts everytime they see it. Don't worry we have our own collection of those. RIP Franco, a great player and human being.

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

Raiders have to walk past that statue of Franco making that catch every time they pass through the airport...talk about rubbing it in!

@darkshad0wz69

Жыл бұрын

@@frankpienkosky5688 thats because pissburgh are a bunch of cheaters

If you watch it very closely watch number 86 for the Oakland Raiders he freezes everywhere. We acted sooner when Franco caught the ball. Things might’ve been a little different, but I guess we’ll never know.

Regardless of the play, Franco Harris and John Madden are football legends. And the game is lesser without them.

Swearingen called up to Art McNally, who was supervisor of officiating for the NFL, and present at Three Rivers that day.

Love these illustations!

The "Immaculate Reception" will always hurt. The "Tuck Rule" will always hurt. We beat the Patriots last week on a crazy play, it doesn't come close to the tuck rule game because of the magnitude of that playoff game but I'll take it. Now we just need to beat the Steelers and that won't be make it even but I'll take a win. Real Raider fans know the past and real Raider fans will never forget and definitely never forgive! It should be mandatory that all new players for the Raiders should have to watch every significant game and learn the history of the franchise to truly become a Raider!

@perryellis1423

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Well ya lost back in 1972 and you just lost in 2022 here we go Steelers here we go

@darkshad0wz69

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@@perryellis1423 lmao and i see you chumps arent going to the playoffs either so now what? and at least the Raiders didnt have a player who won a SB and take his ring and run like a cheap chump that bettis was

@perryellis1423

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@@darkshad0wz69 😴💤 ... .

Without a doubt the most famous play ever.

Just win baby! All respect to the OG, great play, great game. Let do it today, RN4L.

This is the first video I’ve seen that had the of play by play by the late great Bill King. The epitome of what an announcer is. His excitement and passion was unspoiled by partiality. He is a hall of famer and one of the greatest

@KeithFroehlich07

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There's an even longer version of Bill King calling that play he thought it was Frenchy going down the sidelines at first and then he corrected himself and said it was Franco, he was screaming during the play he was so pumped I think he's the best announcer in NFL history on the radio, because he was never a homer, he got excited when the visiting team did something against the Raiders just as much as when the Raiders made a play themselves.

RIP Franco and all the others that played that day I remember watching it on TV,!!!2022

let's be clear - According to the rules at the time, it’s irrelevant whether Fuqua touched the ball if Tatum also touched it, and Tatum most definitely touched it.

@allenwarehime6150

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Wrong

@phishfearme2

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@@allenwarehime6150 for it not to touch tatum would defy the laws of physics. there is no way it would have gone back seven yards if tatum did not try to decapitate every player he came into contact with. if he bats the ball down, there would be no immaculate reception. there is plenty of video evidence that shows the ball clearly made contact with tatum's chest. the rule stated that if a defensive player makes contact with the ball all offensive players are eligible receivers. the play was legal.

RAIDERSSSSSS!!!!!!!

growing up there in oakland that play tore every raider fan up. i was a teenage but pittsburgh lost to miami anyway, so it doesn't bother me that much. the one that always bothered me was denvers rob lytle who fumbled in the 1977 afc championship game. and the bs tuck rule game . raiders didn't get any breaks in big games

I was a teenager in 1972 and be watching the game... It happened so fast , and I was a neutral fan in 1972. We had great players in the 70's and we be will never know the answer... Rest in peace, everyone involved in this great game... 50 years from 2022 , people will still be talking about this game...

Madden is still the greatest coach in football 🏈 Raiders for life 🤍☠️🖤

Crazy how many franchise-altering decisions not in our favor have happened to us. Imagine if that wasn't ruled a touchdown and imagine if they ruled Brady fumbled the ball. Could have a lot more super bowls under our belts.

@mbrower8864

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Perhaps, but the Steelers had laid a great foundation for winning by hiring Noll, working with Blesto Scouting, and hiring Bill Nunn fulltime. Nunn was the Sports Editor of the Black newspaper, The Pittsburgh Courier and he had all the inside information on the best Black college players in the country. Nine starters, including Greene, Stallworth, and Blount, were from small Black colleges.