Can anyone answer this NFL trivia question?

cthomer5000 · 09-29-2005, 02:49 PM

(I don't know the answer)

What is the longest 4th down conversion in NFL history?

Some friends and I were wondering about this the other day, and I can't seem to find an answer. Off the top of my head the longest I can think of was the 4th and 26 by Philly in the playoffs a couple years ago.

Ksyrup · 09-29-2005, 02:50 PM

Surely there's been a 4th down Hail Mary, which would technically qualify, right?

Cringer · 09-29-2005, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cthomer5000

Off the top of my head the longest I can think of was the 4th and 26 by Philly in the playoffs a couple years ago.

thanks

cthomer5000 · 09-29-2005, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Surely there's been a 4th down Hail Mary, which would technically qualify, right?

yeah, you would have to think so. Was that crazy Saints lateral play against the jaguars a few years ago on 4th down?

edit: might not matter. how often is a team put in a situation where it is 4th and 26+ ?

mckerney · 09-29-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cthomer5000

yeah, you would have to think so. Was that crazy Saints lateral play against the jaguars a few years ago on 4th down?

No.

4TH QUARTER:
15:00 NOR - TD, JEROME PATHON 21 YARD LATERAL FROM DEUCE MCALLISTER (PAT FAILED)
Drive:2 plays, 75 yards in 0:11

Maple Leafs · 09-29-2005, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

(PAT FAILED)

This part still makes me laugh every time I think about it.

Cringer · 09-29-2005, 04:23 PM

All I can find is college stuff. Hell, even 4th and 26 stuff says "believed to be the longest playoff 4th down coversion."

stevew · 09-29-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

This part still makes me laugh every time I think about it.

Yeah, my boss at the time was a Saints fan. We kept bringing that up for about 3 months, just cause it was so damn funny.

Maple Leafs · 09-29-2005, 04:26 PM

Every article you can find mentions it being the longest conversion in playoff history, which seems to imply that there was a longer one in the regular season (or that nobody can find the answer).

Ksyrup · 09-29-2005, 04:27 PM

What about that Vikings/Cardinals game that the Vikings lost in the last game of the 2003 season, costing them the playoffs? Didn't McCown have a 4th-and-20-something with 4 seconds left and somehow the Vikings gave up a TD pass? If that wasn't 4th-and-26, then it was 4th-and-25.

stevew · 09-29-2005, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

What about that Vikings/Cardinals game that the Vikings lost in the last game of the 2003 season, costing them the playoffs? Didn't McCown have a 4th-and-20-something with 4 seconds left and somehow the Vikings gave up a TD pass? If that wasn't 4th-and-26, then it was 4th-and-25.

The Cardinals effed that up pretty good. Everyone knew they had a hard on for Fitz, likely they could have traded for whomever wanted Eli, still got a top 5 pick, and still got Fitz and more picks. But, no, they had to catch that stupid pass.

Huckleberry · 09-29-2005, 05:10 PM

hxxp://vegasexperts.com/articles.asp?aid=694

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It was McCown who knocked Green’s former team out of the playoffs last year with a “Hail Mary” pass on the last play of the game in week 17, a fourth down and 25 yards play; the second longest fourth down conversion of the 2003 season.

It's obviously longer than 4th-and-25.

Huckleberry · 09-29-2005, 05:12 PM

dola -

I just realized that the above quote is probably referring to the Eagles/Packers conversion as the #1 from that season.

09-29-2005, 02:50 PM	#2
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Surely there's been a 4th down Hail Mary, which would technically qualify, right? __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

09-29-2005, 04:23 PM	#7
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	All I can find is college stuff. Hell, even 4th and 26 stuff says "believed to be the longest playoff 4th down coversion." __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

09-29-2005, 04:26 PM	#9
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Every article you can find mentions it being the longest conversion in playoff history, which seems to imply that there was a longer one in the regular season (or that nobody can find the answer). __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

09-29-2005, 04:27 PM	#10
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	What about that Vikings/Cardinals game that the Vikings lost in the last game of the 2003 season, costing them the playoffs? Didn't McCown have a 4th-and-20-something with 4 seconds left and somehow the Vikings gave up a TD pass? If that wasn't 4th-and-26, then it was 4th-and-25. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

09-29-2005, 05:12 PM	#13
Huckleberry College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001	dola - I just realized that the above quote is probably referring to the Eagles/Packers conversion as the #1 from that season. __________________ The one thing all your failed relationships have in common is you. The Barking Carnival (Longhorn-centered sports blog) College Football Adjusted Stats and Ratings

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