The 79-yard throw by Brett Favre to Darryl Tillman during the 1989 Southern Mississippi Vs Louisville match is considered the longest Hail Mary Pass in college football leagues. Classic NFL Games The Hail Mary Game Second Half Author: Jackson Michael Published on: JPublished in: Classic Games I earlier covered the first half of the 1975 NFC Divisional Playoff, a.k.a. While the shot was a random one when it was first made, it has now become a strategy players started practising for. Though the total success rate of a Hail Mary Pass is only 10%, it is extremely popular among the American footballers as a trump card to win the game when every other attempt fails. Actually, these long touchdown shots did exist before Staubach but weren’t given a name. When the sportswriters interviewed Staubach about his legendary past, he said, ”Well, I guess you could call it Hail Mary. Not only did the Cowboys win the match, this 50-yard pass later became a key strategy among several football teams in the US. There were only 24 seconds left when Staubach decided to make this brilliant move. Football legend Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys was the first to make this long pass to Drew Pearson during the match against Minnesota Vikings. The usage of this term dates back to 1975 during the NFL divisional playoff game at Minnesota. Auburn receiver Ricardo Louis caught a 73-yard Hail Mary pass tipped into the air by UGA defenders and gave the Tigers an improbable win that keeps their SEC championship hopes alive. A long forward throw that’s usually made in a desperate attempt to win is called the Hail Mary Pass.
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