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Trivia: 99-yard TD venues
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 4:57 pm
by superbowlfanatic
Off the top of your head, which is the only stadium/venue to have both a 99-yard run and also a 99-yard pass play both occur there?
No fair looking this up! But guesses are allowed.
It's actually not that difficult of a question, given the criteria.
Re: Trivia: 99-yard TD venues
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 5:00 pm
by ChrisBabcock
ok... The HHH Metrodome?
Re: Trivia: 99-yard TD venues
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 5:03 pm
by superbowlfanatic
ChrisBabcock wrote:ok... The HHH Metrodome?
Yup - too easy!
Tony Dorsett and Bernard Berrian.
Re: Trivia: 99-yard TD venues
Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 7:54 am
by Citizen
The Metrodome also hosted a 109-yard return of a missed field goal, by Antonio Cromartie.
Re: Trivia: 99-yard TD venues
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 2:17 pm
by Gary Najman
Not the same stadium, but of the 13 99-yard passing touchdown inj NFL history, only three pairs have been in the same city: Washington (Filchcok to Farkas, 1939, Griffith Stadium, and Plunkett to Branch, 1983, RFK Stadium), Chicago (Jurgensen to Allen, 1968, Wrigley Field, and Favre to Brooks, 1995, Soldier Field) and Cleveland (Izo to Mitchell, 1963, Municipal Stadium, and Garcia to Davis, 2004, Cleveland Browns Stadium).
Re: Trivia: 99-yard TD venues
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 2:54 pm
by rhickok1109
Teo wrote:Not the same stadium, but of the 13 99-yard passing touchdown inj NFL history, only three pairs have been in the same city: Washington (Filchcok to Farkas, 1939, Griffith Stadium, and Plunkett to Branch, 1983, RFK Stadium), Chicago (Jurgensen to Allen, 1968, Wrigley Field, and Favre to Brooks, 1995, Soldier Field) and Cleveland (Izo to Mitchell, 1963, Municipal Stadium, and Garcia to Davis, 2004, Cleveland Browns Stadium).
6 out of 13--not bad!
Re: Trivia: 99-yard TD venues
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 3:23 pm
by Brian wolf
I still want to collect the GB-CHIC game with Brooks scoring on a 99 yrd pass play. There was a guy in the stands who jumped out and caught an extra point at least 20 ft or more from the ground. I hope he wasnt too drunk but the ABC broadcast never confirmed if he was okay or not from the fall. They just kept showing the replay ...
Re: Trivia: 99-yard TD venues
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 8:59 am
by superbowlfanatic
Brian wolf wrote:I still want to collect the GB-CHIC game with Brooks scoring on a 99 yrd pass play. There was a guy in the stands who jumped out and caught an extra point at least 20 ft or more from the ground. I hope he wasnt too drunk but the ABC broadcast never confirmed if he was okay or not from the fall. They just kept showing the replay ...
I remember that ABC actually interviewed this guy who jumped out of the stands and caught the kick in mid-air on his way down. Amazingly, he was fine. Several years ago, I remember seeing the footage of this and the ensuing interview. It's gotta be somewhere.