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The Immaculate Reception
A ricochet, a shoestring grab and a sprint that gave Pittsburgh its first postseason victory.
#1Catches · Playoff plays
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1972 · 22 seconds left
The Immaculate Reception
Franco Harris · Oakland Raiders
1972 · 22 seconds left
Franco Harris
Against Oakland Raiders
The stakes
AFC Divisional Round
The play changed the direction of the Steelers franchise and remains football's most debated collision of timing, chance and awareness.
Divisional Round
1972OAKLANDRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
Score hidden
DEC 23, 1972
Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Divisional Round · Dec 23, 1972
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Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers
1972 season
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