10 of the most memorable moments in Super Bowl history

The Super Bowl is all about moments. Those single instances immortalize a team forever in the annals of history. Everything gets left on the table, and it shows come game time. Let’s take a look at the moments that will go down forever in Super Bowl history.

The Helmet Catch wouldn’t have been any better if it was written for a movie. It’s the perfect encapsulation of everything we love about the Super Bowl – the big moments, the underdog stories, the spectacle of the moment. Eli Manning escaping the grasp of the New England Patriots defense and getting the ball to David Tyree will never be forgotten.

After a miracle catch by Jermaine Kearse put Seattle right next to the goalline, the Patriots undrafted free-agent corner made one of the biggest interceptions in Super Bowl history.

Nick Foles will be a hero forever in Philadelphia for this moment. The fact that this touchdown grab by Foles was eventually the deciding score in the game makes this play even more special.

It’s tough to boil the entirety of the 28-3 comeback into one single moment, but this comes about as close as you can get. Julian Edelman’s ability to get his fingers underneath the ball at the last second to prevent contact with the ground kept Super Bowl LI alive for New England.

John Elway’s desire to win a Super Bowl was perfectly emblematized when the 37-year-old scrambled for the first down and got spun in the air like a helicopter late against the Green Bay Packers.

Santonio Holmes dropped the ball on the play before and thought he cost the Steelers the game before the famous toe-tapping catch for a huge touchdown in SBXLIII. Proof that sometimes, you just need to start thinking like a goldfish.

That’s why they call him “Joe Cool.” Fourth quarter, the San Francisco 49ers are down by 16-13 and have the ball on their own eight-yard line. “Isn’t that John Candy?” Joe Montana said in the huddle. Then the Niners went out and had an 11-play, 92-yard drive to win the game over the Bengals.

One of the greatest runs ever performed in a clutch moment in the history of the Super Bowl. Washington had a fourth-and-one at midfield and handed it off to Riggins, who made a 43-yard run (complete with leaping over Dolphins defenders) all the way to the house.

One of the most memorable moments from “The Greatest Show on Turf” will forever belong to Kevin Dyson for coming so close, but so far. The Rams stopped the Titans wide receiver at the one-yard line, preventing the game-winning touchdown.

The first time a field goal sealed victory for the winning team was in Super Bowl V, when placekicker Jim O’Brien of the Baltimore Colts fired the ball through the uprights, only taking three steps back, to win the game over the Cowboys, 16-13.

Before he will be enshrined in Canton this year, The Windy City Flyer was the first player in NFL history to return the opening kick for a TD.