Mike Tyson, a heavyweight boxing legend, will bring his sizeable advantage to the ring against Jake Paul, who typically competes in lower weight classes. Despite the initial uncertainty, promoters have found common ground to create a competitive and compelling matchup.

The confirmation of the fight date has injected renewed energy into the boxing world. Fans eagerly anticipate witnessing history being made as Tyson and Paul step into the ring on July 20th. Both fighters and their promoters are committed to delivering a spectacle that will captivate audiences around the globe and leave a lasting impression on the sport of boxing.

Today, we bring you the biggest games in NFL history, ranked all the way to number one. We’ve got all the highs – fiercely contested games, last-gasp wins, impossible comebacks, miraculous plays, and even how football brought people together after Hurricane Katrina. But for every high, we have a low. Last-minute defeats, nightmare-inducing fumbles, and even the smelliest game ever played! Hold on to your helmets… it’s going to be a rollercoaster ride.

In freezing Cleveland conditions, the Raiders led 14-12 with 60 seconds to play when Browns QB Brian Sipe called timeout. As kicker Don Cockroft had injured his back and missed two kicks, head coach Sam Rutigliano called a pass play.”Red Slot Right, Halfback Stay, 88,” and told Sipe to “throw it into Lake Erie” if no one was open.

Sipe missed the wide-open Dave Logan, and the Raiders intercepted to win the game. This 1981 game marked the beginning of Cleveland’s decades-long downfall.

The first-ever NFL playoff game saw the Portsmouth Spartans play the Chicago Bears indoors due to heavy snowfall. The 80-yard field was covered with tanbark and elephant manure (from a recent circus) and full of nonsense rules, like moving the line of scrimmage back 20 yards on every down.

A full-length, 80-yard field goal helped the Spartans win 9-0 as the NFL playoffs were born. But not before the smell of elephant dung caused one Bears player to blow chunks on the gridiron!

The Buffalo Bills lost four Super Bowls between 1991 and 1994, but their first loss in 1990 may have left the most bitter taste. With seconds remaining, the Giants led 20-19. Bills’ placekicker Scott Norwood stood up to the plate to try for a 47-yard field goal, which was near his upper limit.

Almost in slow motion, the kick sailed wide right. New York Giants fans erupted in ecstasy. Their team had just defeated the Bills by one point to claim Super Bowl XXV.

Halfway through a 1988 playoff game, a dense blanket of fog rolled over Chicago’s Soldier Field. The sudden, thick white mist made it impossible for players, coaches, fans, and TV viewers to see the Eagles, Bears, or the ball! The broadcast is comedy gold because the announcers couldn’t see a darned thing.

Eagles’ QB Randall Cunningham managed 407 yards passing but couldn’t get the ball into the Bears’ end zone. Probably because he couldn’t see it! Chicago won the game 20-12.

November 27th, 1994. The Jets led the Dolphins 24-21 with just 22 seconds remaining in the fourth. With the ball on the Jets’ 8-yard line and having run out of timeouts, Miami’s beloved quarterback Dan Marino screamed, “Clock! Clock! Clock!” and motioned for the spike. The Jets’ defense lost focus for a split second, failed to line up correctly… and boom!

Marino saw a gap, faked the spike, and threw the ball to Mark Ingram, who scored the deciding touchdown, winning the division title.

The Raiders and the Patriots played the 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff in a winter blizzard so bad the game became known as The Snow Bowl. Late on, with the Raiders leading 13-10, Raiders’ CB Charles Woodson tackled Tom Brady, who appeared to fumble before Raiders LB Greg Biekert recovered the ball.

Officials reviewed the play and ruled it was an incomplete pass, not a fumble, because Brady was utilizing the now-illegal Tuck Rule. New England eventually won 16-13 in overtime.

In 1973, the Dolphins went the whole season undefeated. But they almost bottled it during Super Bowl VI. Leading 14-0, Miami kicker Garo Yepremian’s 42-yard kick was blocked. Instead of just falling on the loose ball, Garo attempted a forward pass, but the ball slipped out of his hands and into the air… in slow motion

Redskins cornerback Mike Bass intercepted and ran 49 yards for a touchdown. Miami survived Washington’s onslaught to see out the game 14-7. Phew.

The longest NFL game ever played took place on December 25th, 1971. The Dolphins and the Chiefs matched each other point for point, taking the game into double overtime. Eventually, the Dolphins won, 27-24… after 82 minutes and 40 seconds. For once, every mom in America could relax on Christmas Day.

Ed Podolak turned to Nick Buoniconti and asked, “Do you think this thing will ever end?'” While Larry Csonka said, “I lost like 18 pounds that day,” leaving his pants falling down.

This 1988 AFC championship game was stunning, but it’ll be forever remembered for one thing. The Broncos stormed into a 21-3 first-half lead, but thanks to Bernie Kosar, Cleveland whittled the lead down to seven points, 38-31. Then, with 1:12 left, Kosar handed the ball off to Earnest Byner.

Jeremiah Castille tipped the ball out of Byner’s hands and recovered the fumble at the three-yard line. The Browns had to wave the Broncos off to the Super Bowl yet again.

By 7 pm on November 17th, 1968, New York Jets fans were on top of the world to see their team leading the Oakland Raiders 32-29. However, with 90 seconds left on the clock, NBC pulled the plug on the game to show Heidi, who was on top of the Swiss Alps.

As angry sports fans yodeled their complaints down NBC phone lines, they missed the Raiders’ two late touchdowns to win 43–32. Broadcast rules were quickly changed so that Heidi Bowl could never happen again.

This 1997 divisional playoff saw the Broncos (13-3) face the Jaguars, who only just made the playoffs with a 9-7 record. So, there was only going to be one winner, right? Especially considering Denver surged to a 12-0 first-quarter lead. But the wild-card team rallied, and by the end of the fourth, the Jags were leading.

Ultimately, Denver failed to convert their onside kick, allowing Jacksonville to run down the clock for a hard-fought and well-deserved 30-27 win.

September 10th, 1978. The Raiders were losing 20-14 to the Chargers. With 10 seconds left, Oakland QB Kenny Stabler fumbled. Two Raiders players illegally knocked the ball into the end zone, where it was recovered by Dave Casper for the touchdown and a 21-20 win.

After the game, the Raiders players admitted to intentionally batting the ball forward. As a result, the rules have been changed to spot the ball at the point of the fumble to avoid a repeat.

Can you believe this extraordinary playoff game saw the 49ers rally from a 21-0 fourth-quarter deficit to tie the game? The Redskins replied with a six-minute sapping 13-play, 78-yard drive. With seconds to play, Joe Montana drove toward the end zone for a chance to complete the best comeback since Lazarus.

However, Joe Cool’s final throw of the game was intercepted. Washington’s Mark Moseley scored a 25-yard field goal to win it for the Redskins, who progressed to Super Bowl XVIII.

In 1945’s NFL Championship Game, the Redskins led the Cleveland Rams 14-13 with less than 60 seconds on the clock. Then, Washington QB Sammy Baugh threw a pass from within the end zone that bounced off of the uprights–which were at the front of end zones in smash-mouth era football. The Rams won 15-14.

The incident resulted in a rule change, making these passes incomplete. It couldn’t happen now, anyway, because goalposts have been moved back to the rear of the end zones.

Led by The Greatest Show on Turf’s devastating offense, the St Louis Rams stormed to a 16-0 third-quarter lead. But the Tennessee Titans mounted a thrilling second-half comeback to cut the deficit to seven points. With six seconds on the clock, the Titans drove to the Rams’ 10-yard line.

With one play remaining, they were inches from taking Super Bowl XXXI into overtime, but it wasn’t meant to be. Rams LB Mike Jones spectacularly brought down Titans WR Kevin Dyson just one yard short of the goal line to win 23-16.

This 1999 NFC championship game pitted the impressive Minnesota Vikings (15-1) against the almost as impressive Atlanta Falcons (14-2) for a spot in Super Bowl XXXII. With the game tied 27-27 in the fourth, Vikings kicker Gary Anderson’s slashed field goal attempt sailed wide right. It was the first field goal he’d missed all season.

Atlanta’s ensuing field goal took the game into overtime. Morten Anderson scored the game-winning kick, but the Falcons lost their first Super Bowl appearance to John Elway’s Broncos.

This 77-minute 1986 AFC playoff game was hilarious because Cleveland Browns fans were certain they would lose with four minutes to play. Many headed for the exits. As deafening roars came from inside Cleveland Stadium, they abandoned their cars on the road and ran back through the turnstiles.

Those that got back in saw Cleveland take the game into double overtime for an unlikely 23-20 win. The Browns lost the ensuing AFC Championship game to the Broncos by the exact same scoreline.

December 9th, 1934. Defending champions, Chicago Bears (13-0) led the New York Giants 10-3 at halftime, but the Giants’ had an ace up their sleeve. Head coach Steve Owen realized his team would be better off wearing sneakers to help with traction on the frozen ground. So he sent someone to raid a local school’s gym lockers.

Nine pairs of basketball sneakers arrived in the third quarter. The Giants scored 27 points in the last 10 minutes of the fourth, winning 30-13. What a sneaky sneaker move!

By 2007, the rivalry between the Colts and the Patriots had reached a fever pitch. Yet, no matter how hard he tried, Peyton Manning usually ended up on the losing side. With New England leading 21-3, it looked like another Brady Bunch win. But then, the strangest thing happened.

Mainly thanks to a Manning MVP masterclass, the Colts gained 455 yards and 32 first downs to win 38-34. Indianapolis earned their first trip to the Super Bowl since 1970, where they beat the Chicago Bears to claim the title.

1969’s Super Bowl II earned its nickname because NY Jets’ playboy quarterback Joe Namath promised fans that his team of underdogs would beat the Baltimore Colts. They say pride goeth before a fall, and cocky Joe only threw for 206 yards and didn’t come close to scoring a touchdown. Had his overconfidence jinxed his own team?

Well, no – by full-time, Joe had fulfilled his promise. Not only did the Jets beat the Colts by a score of 16–7, but an AFL team beat an NFL team, changing history forever.

Cut back to the 1974–75 season, the Dolphins were the kings of the NFL. They’d recently had their perfect season, won two Super Bowls, and their record over the past three years was a dizzying 43-5. But if anyone could stop them in the playoffs, it was the Raiders. And in the dying embers, a miracle occurred.

Oakland QB Ken Stabler launched an 8-yard pass toward a Sea Of Hands of Dolphins defenders. Somehow, Raiders’ receiver Clarence Davis emerged with the ball and won the game.

Cowboys vs. Steelers: The Rematch, was the first rerun in Super Bowl history, and amazingly, it lived up to the hype. Pittsburgh’s star quarterback Terry Bradshaw had a torrid first half, throwing an interception and losing two fumbles. But by the final whistle, he was MVP for completing 17 of 30 passes for 318 yards.

The Cowboys trailed 35-31 with 22 seconds left in the game, but their onside kick failed, leading the Steelers to a second Super Bowl win against their rivals.

This rollercoaster 2004 NFC playoff match-up was all about Brett Favre versus Donovan McNabb. Deep in the fourth, McNabb threw a 25-yard slant to Freddie Mitchell, earning a first down.

Then, with just ten seconds to play and the Packers leading 17-14, Eagles’ kicker David Akers arrowed a 37-yard field goal, taking the game to overtime. Once again, that man David Akers stepped up to the plate, kicking another 31-yard field goal, winning the game for the Eagles, 20-17.

While John Elway had previously appeared in a triumvirate of Super Bowls, the Bucking Bronco lost all three. Then, 1998’s Super Bowl XXXII pitted him against the favored Packers. Deep in the fourth, the game was tied 24-24 when Green Bay’s head coach Mike Holmgren gambled by conceding a late touchdown.

The idea was to gain more time to mount a comeback, but his gamble backfired massively. The Packers fluffed their lines on third and fourth down, handing Elway his first Super Bowl win.

In one of the most iconic NFL games in history, bitter rivals Denver took on Cleveland. With 5:32 on the clock and the Broncos on their own two-yard line, the Browns had one foot in the Super Bowl. But then star man John Elway engineered 15 plays for a total of 98 yards to tie the game and force overtime.

Broncos kicker Rich Karlis kicked the game-winning three points, and the Broncos won 23-20. But the field goal shouldn’t have stood. With no video replays in 1987, officials didn’t see his kick actually go wide.

Back in 1985, when Mike Ditka’s Chicago Bears weren’t releasing rap singles called the “Super Bowl Shuffle,” they were going 12-0 and facing Don Shula’s merry pod of Dolphins. With star Q Dan Marino facing off against William “The Refrigerator” Perry, it was a case of unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

Miami beat Chicago 38-24, in the Bears’ only loss that year, ending the season 15-1. If you’re not old enough to remember, trust us, it was one of the highlights of the decade.

This lively 1994 wild-card shoot-out saw Detroit Lions’ legend Barry Sanders running for 167 yards. But even that wasn’t enough to overcome the combined forces of veteran Packer Sterling Sharpe and a young Brett Favre. After big plays from both teams, the score changed hands more times than a clown juggling a hot potato.

The outcome was balanced on a knife’s edge until Favre’s sumptuous throw made its way into the open arms of Sharpe, handing Green Bay a deserved 28-24 victory.

Super Bowl XXII featured extreme highs and lows. Cincinnati Bengals Tim Krumrie’s leg snapped like a twig, breaking his tibia and fibula. He refused to go to the hospital and watched the second half on TV in the locker room. With 34 seconds remaining, the 49ers were down 16-13. Step up, Joe Montana.

Montana’s 11-play, 92-yard drive, capped with a 10-yard touchdown pass to John Taylor, handed the 49ers the win and sent head coach Bill Walsh into retirement on a high.

In Super Bowl XLV, the Patriots (15-0) led the Giants 14-10. Then, Eli Manning escaped three Pats defenders and weaved his way out of the attempted sack to lob a pass down the field. Giants’ WR David Tyree defied the laws of physics to catch the ball between his hand and helmet for a 32-yard first-down conversion.

Next, Manning threw the ball to Plaxico Burress, who scored the winning TD with 35 seconds remaining. The Giants’ 17-14 comeback is one of the NFL’s biggest upsets because it prevented the Pats from obtaining a perfect season.

With minutes to play, the Cowboys were leading 27-21, knowing Joe Montana would have to drive the 49ers a whopping 89 yards to take them to Super Bowl XVI. With just 60 seconds left, Montana had produced an unbelievable 14-play, 83-yard drive and led his team to the Cowboys’ six-yard line.

But the job wasn’t done quite yet. On a third down and three, Joe picked out the perfect pass to Dwight Clark. San Francisco’s WR leaped like a salmon to catch the pass and win the game 28-27.

This 1999 NFC wild-card game had it all. The Packers and the 49ers swapped the lead numerous times. Deep in the fourth, Brett Favre cannoned a touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman, taking Green Bay to a 27-23 lead. The Packers just needed to hold on two more minutes, and they would progress.

Then, with eight seconds left on the clock, 49ers WR Terrell Owens made The Catch II, a 25-yard touchdown pass in the end zone, sending the Packers packing.

Super Bowl XXXVII will be forever remembered for Janet Jackson’s half-time wardrobe malfunction. Yet, it was also the season the Carolina Panthers went all the way from 1-15 to play in one of the most competitive Super Bowls in histoy. Deep into the fourth quarter, the Panthers were tied with the Pats, 29 apiece.

With ten seconds to play, Patriots placekicker Adam Vinatieri kicked a 41-yard field goal to win 32-29. Thanks to Vinatieri, and a young quarterback named Tom Brady, the Pats won their second Super Bowl in three years.

The day before this emotional, bittersweet game, Brett Favre’s father had a heart attack and passed away in Mississippi. With a heavy heart, Brett somehow found the strength to produce one of the best games of his career. He heroically passed for four first-half touchdowns and 399 yards in a commanding 41-7 victory over the Raiders.

After the game, Favre said, “I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play.” The whole nation rooted for Favre that night; how things change…

January 30th, 1983, belonged to John Riggins. The Dolphins had gone 17-0 unanswered in the first half, but MVP Riggo almost singlehandedly clawed Washington back. He ran for 166 yards, plus 15 more yards on a reception, meaning he was more productive than the entire Dolphins offense!

Trailing 17–13, with 10 minutes left, and facing fourth down and one at the Dolphins’ 43-yard line, Riggo broke through Miami’s defense to score. Charlie Brown’s TD gave the Redskins a 27-17 win, claiming their first Super Bowl.

With a Giants 17-12 victory all but assured, CBS’s Don Criqui began reading the game’s end credits: “We thank our producer Bob Rowe…” Then, Giants QB Joe Pisarcik fumbled his handoff to fullback Larry Csonka. “Wait a minute… here’s a free flag. I don’t believe it! The Eagles pick it up, and Herman Edwards runs it in for a touchdown! An incredible development!”

This 1978 play gave birth to the kneel-down rule and the ‘victory formation’ keeping one player back. Just to stop any more miracles.

Have you heard of boxing’s “Thriller in Manila”? Well, this was the NFL version, “Mania In Pennsylvania.” The Pittsburgh Steelers were fancied to win by a country mile, but this rip-roaring spectacle went down to the last play. Colts fans stopped breathing as Jim Harbaugh threw a Hail Mary pass…

But the ball hit WR Aaron Bailey’s chest before hitting the ground. Pittsburgh won 20–16 yet lost Super Bowl XX to Dallas. Sports Illustrated ranks this game among the best Conference Championship games ever.

The Bills’ Steve Christie scored a 41-yard field goal to take a 16-15 lead with 16 seconds left. Buffalo just needed to kick off, tackle the return man, and intercept any Hail Mary passes to win. On the ensuing kick-off return, Tennessee Titans TE Frank Wycheck threw a lateral pass to WR Kevin Dyson.

Like Forrest Gump, Dyson ran 75 yards to score the winning touchdown, earning the Titans a 22-16 victory. This game would rank higher, but replays revealed Wycheck’s lateral pass may have been a forward pass.

This 1993 NFL playoff game became known as “The Comeback” or “The Choke,” depending on which way you look at it. Houston Oilers QB Warren Moon completed 19 of 22 passes for 220 yards and four first-half TDs to give his team a 35-3 lead. But after Buffalo defensive coordinator Walt Corey’s tirade, the Bills stormed back to a 38-35 fourth-quarter lead.

The Oilers kicked a field goal, sending the game into overtime, but Buffalo won 41-38. “The Comeback” is the best points overhaul in NFL history.

Christmas Eve, 1977. With less than 60 seconds left in a playoff game, the Oakland Raiders found themselves 31-28 down to the Baltimore Colts. Raiders QB Kenny Stabler threw for TE Dave “The Ghost” Casper in a post route and found him for a wicked 43-yard gain. The subsequent field goal sent the game into overtime.

Casper caught the game-winning pass early in double overtime. Final score, Oakland 37, Baltimore 31. What a Christmas gift for Raiders fans… the Ghost of Christmas Present!

The “Monday Night Miracle” saw the New York Jets trailing the Miami Dolphins by 30-7 as the fourth quarter commenced. But somehow, the Jets scored an incredible 30 points, tying the score twice and sending the Monday Night Football game into overtime… and NYJ fans into ecstasy.

The team in Gotham Green eventually defeated the Dolphins 40–37. It proved to be the Jets’ greatest comeback ever, and the second-largest fourth-quarter comeback in NFL history.

This emotionally charged game was N’awlins Saints’ first game back in the Superdome after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Okay, the game wasn’t the greatest spectacle, but it united every sports fan in America. Millions watching Monday Night Football became Saints fans for the night.

The Saints beat the Falcons 23-3 in an atmosphere worthy of a Super Bowl win. The victory brought much-needed attention to New Orleans and acted as a powerful symbol of hope.

December 28th, 1975. Trailing the Vikings 14-10 with seconds remaining, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach said he threw the ball, closed his eyes, and said a Hail Mary. His prayer worked because Dallas WR Drew Pearson miraculously caught the ball, leading to a touchdown. And, lo, Hail Mary passes were born.

However, it seems Pearson had pushed Minnesota CB Nate Wright to the ground, which should’ve drawn a penalty, but no flag was thrown. Vikings fans went berserk, but the play stood, and the Cowboys won 17-14.

This epic saw the Chargers storm into a 21-0 lead, so Don Shula benched his starting QB for Don Strock in the second quarter. Miami clawed back to 38-38, taking “The Game No One Should Have Lost” into overtime, but San Diego eventually won 41-38, as numerous records fell.

MVP Kellen Winslow blocked a field goal and caught an NFL playoff-record 13 receptions for 166 yards and a TD. He was treated for severe cramps, a pinched nerve in his shoulder, dehydration, and stitches in his lip.

This Christmas miracle played out between the Steelers and the Raiders on December 23rd, 1972. With 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Oakland was leading 7-6. From their 40-yard line, Pittsburgh QB Terry Bradshaw attempted a pass to RB John Fuqua. But, somehow, the ball bounced off Raiders safety Jack Tatum’s helmet.

Fullback Franco Harris scooped the ball up and ran into the endzone for a bizarre, controversial game-winner. The Steelers won 13-7 after what appeared to be divine intervention!

On New Year’s Eve, 1967, the Cowboys played the Packers at Lambeau Field for a spot in Super Bowl II. The Frozen Tundra’s heating system was on the fritz, so the field was a giant sheet of ice. Green Bay scored the game-winning touchdown to regain the lead, 21–17, with just 13 seconds remaining on the clock.

The -15ºF Arctic conditions, the rivalry, high stakes, aggression, and epic climax saw this game go down as one of the best in NFL history.

December 28th, 1958, Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants. Thanks to Raymond Berry’s record-breaking 12 receptions for 178 yards and a TD, the Colts led 14-3. But then, the Giants mounted an impressive comeback. Until Johnny Unitas unleashed his legendary two-minute drill.

The Greatest Game Ever PlayedWith seven seconds left to play, Steve Myhra’s 20-yard field goal sent this 1958 gladiatorial battle into sudden-death overtime. Colts fullback Alan Ameche scored a touchdown to win, 23–17. “The Greatest Game Ever Played” was the first game to be televised nationwide and is the reason we have the NFL we know and love today.