In a game against the 49ers in 1964, Vikings DE Jim Marshall recovered a fumble and ran 66 yards to the End Zone. One slight problem: it was the WRONG End Zone. Instead of getting a Touchdown, Marshall gave San Fran a Safety.
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Top 10 "What were they thinking" Pro Sports Moments
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"We want the ball and we're gonna score"
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Peter Hamby
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After the Seahawks and Packers were tied in the 2003 Wild Card Playoff game, Seahawks QB Matt Hasslebeck won the coin toss before emitting a phrase that would bite back at him. He was right in a sense. Unfortunately, it was a Pick 6 by Packers CB Al Harris.
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Bad Giant Base-ics
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Peter Hamby
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Baseball can be a bit funny to figure out. Then there's Giants' Ruben Rivera. In the bottom of the 9th in a 2003 game against the Diamondbacks, Rivera started to run on Marquis Grissom's hit, only for the confusion to start at 2nd base. He was tagged at Home Plate as "The Worst Baserunning in the History of the game."
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Dumb-Sean Jackson
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Peter Hamby
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Eagles WR DeSean Jackson didn't learn his lesson from the All-American Bowl during his rookie season. On a Monday Night Game in 2008 at Dallas, Jackson caught a pass ahead of the Defense and scored an easy TD... except that he flipped the ball at the 1-yard line. The TD wasn't.
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Not-So-Hot Roy
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Peter Hamby
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G Patrick Roy was one of the best goalies in the NHL. However in Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Final against the Red Wings, Roy made a diving stop of a slap shot but as he got up and risen his glove to stop play, the puck wasn't secured and rolled in the net. Colorado wouldn't recover.
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Torino-No
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Peter Hamby
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In the 2006 Winter Olympics' Gold Medal Final in Women's Snowboarding, American Lindsey Jacobellis got a huge lead throughout the final race. With only a few jumps to the finish line and Gold, Jacobellis started celebrating by performing a method grab on the second to last jump. However, she didn't stick the landing, allowing Switzerland's Tanja Fr
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The Zidane Headbutt
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Peter Hamby
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During Extra Time in the 2006 World Cup Final between France and Italy, French player Zinedine Zidane and Italian player Marco Materazzi got in a brief argument while play continued around. Zidane dashed forward a bit before turning around and giving Materazzi the worst crowning ever. Being Zidane's last World Cup appearance, he walked off the pitc
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Can't Lett it Go
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Peter Hamby
9 years ago Report
In the closing seconds of the Thanksgiving game between the Miami Dolphins and the Dallas Cowboys, Miami lined up for a potential game-winning field goal but the kick was blocked. Instead of joining the Cowboys in celebration, DT Leon Lett tried to recover the ball but slipped and kicked it forward and Miami recovered. By rule, the ball stayed with
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#9
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Peter Hamby
Hawking a Flemons
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Peter Hamby
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During a 2010 game between the Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions, the Argos rushed and sacked the Lions QB and forced a fumble. Argos DE Ronald Flemons scooped the loose ball and it looked like Toronto was coming back. One problem: Flemons didn't hold on and fumbled before crossing the goal line, allowing the Lions to recover. Toronto would lose t
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The Velde-Down
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Peter Hamby
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With a 3-stroke lead and one hole left in the 1999 Open Championship, French golfer Jean Van De Velde looked like he would take the event's trophy. However, some questionable club choices and uncoordinated aiming landed him in the drink and then some. Van De Velde triple-bogeyed the 18th and finding himself in a three-way playoff. He lost to Scotla
