![]() It was a little bit short so I had come back a little and that gave me a chance to get away from Nate. Pearson claimed he was playing the ball, but admitted that he might have gotten called for a push: It was one chance in a hundred that he would get away with it, but it was the only chance he had. If they called a penalty on him, what had he lost? They would just line up and try another long pass. Coach Grant thought it was clearly a penalty:įrom our side of the field, there is now question that Nate was pushed. Wright immediately protested the call with field judge Armen Terzian, claiming offensive pass interference should have been called, and would have had the interception if he wasn’t interfered with. Pearson caught the pass and walked in for the go-ahead touchdown. Vikings coach Bud Grant disagreed with the call, but said that when Wright contacted Pearson, “the official gave Pearson the benefit of the doubt.” The Hail MaryĪfter an incomplete pass, Staubach heaved the ball to Pearson who was at the 4-yard line and tangling with Wright. The rule, which was changed in 2008, allowed the official to rule a completion in case of a “force out” prior to being able to get two feet down in bounds. Head linesman Jerry Bergman ruled that it was a completion, and that he would have landed in bounds if Vikings cornerback Nate Wright had not pushed Pearson out. Staubach connected with Pearson near the sideline, but landed out of bounds at the 50-yard line. In protest, a hailstorm of debris was thrown from the Metropolitan Stadium crowd, with a half-empty bottle of Corby’s whiskey striking an official in the head. In the final drive, the Vikings were convinced that the touchdown should never have counted by crucial calls on two plays in the drive. Thirty-five years ago, “Hail Mary” became a football term after Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach so described the desperation pass that connected with Drew Pearson in a playoff game with the Vikings. NFC Divisional Playoff: Cowboys at Vikings
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