Game: 1981 AFC divisional playoff game, Miami Dolphins vs.

Nearly two decades later, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford ran a fake spike play for a winning touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys. The Jets, who were 6-5 entering the game, went on a 4-32 skid that went through the end of the 1996 season. With his team down 24-21 with 8 seconds left and the ball at the Jets' 8-yard line, Dan Marino – with the Jets' defense anticipating a spike to stop the clock – caught cornerback Aaron Glenn off guard and hit receiver Mark Ingram for the go-ahead score. The play provided the final score in a 21-10 Steelers win to give Pittsburgh its fifth of six Super Bowl titles. Seattle SeahawksĪntwaan Randle El, the college quarterback-turned-NFL wide receiver, broke open a close game with the Seahawks with a 43-yard touchdown pass on a reverse to Hines Ward, who would be named game MVP. Game: Super Bowl 40, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Antwaan Randle El's game-breaking TD pass While being brought down by a couple Broncos defensive backs, Moss tossed a no-look pass to running back Moe Williams, who grabbed the ball and scored a touchdown to put the Vikings up 14-7 at halftime in a 28-20 win at the Metrodome.ħ. With time running out in the first half, Daunte Culpepper chucked a long pass that was caught by Randy Moss. Here are the NFL's greatest-ever trick plays: 20. Our countdown of the greatest trick plays in league history includes a wild and wacky assortment of fakes, high jinks and funny business, most of which you'd think would have no business actually succeeding on a professional football field.ĭO YOU LIKE FOOTBALL? Then you'll enjoy getting our NFL newsletter delivered to your inbox On this annual day of practical jokes and chicanery, April Fools' Day, we're going to take a fun look back at when NFL teams made a fool of their opponents, using their imaginations to wangle diabolical plays of deception that will be remembered for as long as the game of football is played.

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