2004- New England Patriots over Indianapolis Colts 24-14
1988- Washington Redskins over Minnesota Vikings 17-10
1975- Pittsburgh Steelers over Oakland Raiders 16-10
2002- New England Patriots over Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17
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2002- St. Louis Rams over Philadelphia Eagles 29-24
Aeneas Williams sealed the win for the Rams on an interception with under two minutes to play. Marshall Faulk sliced the Eagles for 159 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
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1995- San Diego Chargers over Pittsburgh Steelers 17-13
The Chargers pulled a major upset at Three Rivers Stadium to beat the Steelers. San Diego quarterback Stan Humphries found Tony Martin for a 43 yard touchdown to take the lead with five minutes to play in the fourth quarter.
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1981- Oakland Raiders over San Diego Chargers 34-27
Jim Plunkett and the Raiders withstood a second half Charger comeback to hold off San Diego. Oakland raced out to a 21-7 lead only to see Dan Fouts lead San Diego back. Plunkett and the Raiders killed the last six and a half minutes of the clock, converting two key third downs, to top the Chargers.
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2009- Arizona Cardinals over Philadelphia Eagles 32-25
Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald and the Cardinals scored enough to hang on despite a valiant effort by Donovan McNabb and the Eagles. Warner's touchdown pass to Tim Hightower with under three minutes to play was the finishing touch for Arizona.
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1968- New York Jets over Oakland Raiders 27-23
Not much is known about this game, but the Jets never would've pulled that historic upset of the Colts if they didn't come back to defeat Oakland.
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1967- Green Bay Packers over Dallas Cowboys 34-27
This game often gets overlooked because of the rematch these teams had a year later, but the Packers needed a goal line interception in the waning moments of the game to seal their trip to Super Bowl I.
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1996- Dallas Cowboys over Green Bay Packers 38-27
Emmit Smith powered the Cowboys to a thrilling and exciting win over the Packers to eliminate them for the third straight year.
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1993- Dallas Cowboys over San Francisco 49ers 30-20
One reign ended, another one began. The Cowboys got over the hump and defeated the 49ers to head to their first Super Bowl in the 90's. Emmitt Smith paced the Cowboys offense and Ken Norton Jr. had the key play for the Cowboys on defense, intercepting a Steve Young pass to give them a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter.
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1996- Pittsburgh Steelers over Indianapolis Colts 20-16
In a defense orientated game, Neil O'Donnell lead a two minute drill, capped off by Bam Morris's one yard touchdown run with a minute and a half remaining. But the game wasn't over; Jim Harbaugh led the Colts to the Steelers 29 yard line with 5 seconds left, heaving up a desperate hail mary that was nearly hauled in by Colts receiver Aaron Bailey.
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2012- New England Patriots over Baltimore Ravens 23-20
The Ravens kept Tom Brady and the Patriots in check for most of the game and with under a minute to play, the Ravens were inside the twenty yard line. Joe Flacco threw a back shoulder pass to Lee Evans in the corner of the endzone that looked to be a touchdown at first until unknown Patriot defensive back Sterling Moore knocked the ball out of his grasps. That set up the tying field goal for over...oh wait, Billy Cundiff shanked a 32 yarder wide left to send the Patriots to the Super Bowl.
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1984- Washington Redskins over San Francisco 49ers 24-21
Down 21-0 in the fourth quarter, Joe Montana led the 49ers back with two touchdown passes to Mike Wilson. The Redskins marched back with a 6 minute drive, capped off by a game winning, 25 yard field goal by Mark Moseley.
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1991- New York Giants over San Francisco 49ers 15-13
In a hard hitting and well played defensive battle that saw both starting quarterbacks battered and injured. The Giants knocked Joe Montana out of the game in the fourth quarter, allowing the Giants to cut the score to 13-12 with under three minutes remaining. The Giants then forced the only turnover of the game when Roger Craig fumbled with 2:36 left to play. Jeff Hostetler led the Giants down the field, setting up Matt Bahr's game winning field goal as time expired.
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2010- New Orleans Saints over Minnesota Vikings 31-28 OT
The Vikings controlled most of the game, yet they couldn't put the Saints away, giving them many opportunities to stay in the game. With the Vikings in field goal range, Brett Favre gambled and threw a costly interception to Tracy Porter to send the game to overtime. From there, the Vikings never saw the ball again and the Saints were on to the Super Bowl.
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2008- New York Giants over Green Bay Packers 23-20 OT
In a game that was chilly for Lambeau standards, the Giants and the Packers went back and fourth throughout regulation, eventually going to overtime. On Brett Favre's first pass of the overtime, and his last as a Packer, he was intercepted by Corey Webster, setting up Lawrence Tyne's game winning field goal to send the Giants to the Super Bowl.
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2007- Indianapolis Colts over New England Patriots 38-34
Manning finally got over the hump by beating the Patriots to go to his first Super Bowl, but it wasn't easy. After getting down early 21-3, the Colts found their groove in the second half. Tom Brady and the Patriots stayed with the pace, but the Colts would take their first lead with a little over two minutes to play on a Joseph Addai touchdown run and Brady could not duplicate another clutch two minute drill. Peyton Manning and the Colts would go on to beat the Bears in the Super Bowl.
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1988- Denver Broncos over Cleveland Browns 38-33- "The Fumble"
Just when it looked like the Browns were going to reverse their misfortune, Earnest Byner fumbles at the three yard line when the Browns were about to take the lead with a minute to go. The city of Cleveland just can't catch a break.
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1999- Atlanta Falcons over Minnesota Vikings 30-27 OT
Gary Anderson hadn't missed a field goal for the heavily favored 15-1 Vikings all year. But he somehow hooked a 31 yarder to seal the game wide left with two minutes to go, allowing Chris Chandler and the Falcons to tie the game with 49 seconds to play. Morten Anderson would win the game for the Falcons on a 38 yard field goal in overtime.
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1987- Denver Broncos over Cleveland Browns 23-20 OT- "The Drive"
Bernie Kosar and the Browns had just taken the lead and they had the Broncos pinned at their own two yard line with five and a half minutes remaining. But John Elway would drive the Broncos down the field with remarkable execution mist the slop of Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. The Broncos would tie the game and then win the game on a field goal in overtime.
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1982- San Francisco 49ers over Dallas Cowboys 28-27- "The Catch"
Joe Montana would lead the 49ers on one of the most iconic drives in NFL history, capping it off by hitting Dwight Clark in the back of the endzone to give the 49ers the lead in one of the most dramatic games in NFL history. The 49ers would go on to win their first Super Bowl, beginning their dynasty in the 80's.
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1967- Green Bay Packers over Dallas Cowboys 21-17- "The Ice Bowl"
Ah, the Ice Bowl; the NFL at it's best. Bart Starr would call his own number on a quarterback sneak to score and give the Packers the 21-17 victory with under a minute remaining in one of the coldest games on record.
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