Touchdown Pass facts
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The term "Hail Mary" became widespread after a December 28, 1975 NFL playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vickings, when Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach said about his game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson, "I closed my eyes and said a hail mary."
how many points is a passing touchdown in fantasy football?
In 1997, Brad Johnson became the first and only NFL QB to throw a touchdown to himself in a game, which did indeed give him fantasy points for both passing and receiving a TD
What nfl quarterback has the most touchdown passes?
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across answering what is a passing touchdown. Here are 16 of the best facts about Touchdown Pass Leaders 2019 and Touchdown Passes All Time I managed to collect.
what quarterback has the most touchdown passes?
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Jerry Rice, a San Francisco Hall of Famer, has caught eight touchdown passes in the Super Bowl. The second highest is three.
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In 1939, quarterback Frank Filchock set a record that has not been broken to date, only matched. He connected for a 99-yard touchdown pass.
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In 1915 Marshall University football team ran the "Tower Play" against WVU. Marshall's back was hoisted onto a lineman's shoulders and thrown a touchdown pass.
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John Heisman became major proponent of legalizing the forward pass, which at the time was an illegal play, after watching a North Carolina & Georgia game where a tar heel passed the ball downfield to a teammate, to avoid a blocked punt, who caught it and ran 70 yards for a touchdown.
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Superbowl winning quarterback, Brad Johnson, is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw a touchdown pass... to himself.
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A Madden football simulation predicted the exact score of Super Bowl XLIX. It also predicted the Seahawks up 24-14 in the 3rd, Brady winning MVP, Julian Edelman catching a short-yardage touchdown pass to win, and Brady throwing for 335 and 4 touchdowns. Brady threw for 328 and 4 touchdowns.
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The term "Alley-Oop" was originally used by the San Francisco 49ers to describe a high arcing pass to wide receiver R.C. Owens, who would outleap smaller cornerbacks for touchdown receptions
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The first legal forward pass in the history of football was thrown by Bradbury Robinson of Saint Louis University in 1906. His first attempt fell incomplete and because of the rules in 1906, it resulted in a turnover. In the same game he threw a 20-yard touchdown pass.
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Only one NFL quarterback has ever thrown a touchdown pass to himself.
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Only one NFL quarterback has ever thrown a touchdown pass to himself
Packers wide receiver Max McGee had 4 passes for 91 yards and 1 touchdown in 1966. The night before the superbowl, he didn't expect to play and broke curfew to stay out all night. After an inury he had to play. By the end of the game, McGee had 7 receptions for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns. - source
In a 1916 football game, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0. Georgia Tech never attempted a pass, instead ran the ball for 32 touchdowns.
