Editing (section) 1958 NFL Championship Game 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Game summary</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22comment%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3C%21--%20Deleted%20image%20removed%3A%20%5B%5BImage%3AAmeche%20TD%20Colts.jpg%7Cthumb%7C300px%7Cleft%7CBaltimore%20Colts%20Fullback%20Alan%20Ameche%20scores%20the%20winning%201-yard%20touchdown%20run%20%7B%7Bdeletable%20image-caption%7D%7D%5D%5D%20--%3E%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" class="placeholder placeholder-comment" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="comment" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The game got off to a rough start for both teams. On Baltimore's first drive, New York linebacker <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sam%20Huff%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sam%20Huff%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSam%20Huff%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Sam Huff</a> forced a fumble while sacking <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Johnny%20Unitas%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Johnny%20Unitas%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJohnny%20Unitas%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Johnny Unitas</a>. Defensive back <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jimmy%20Patton%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jimmy%20Patton%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJimmy%20Patton%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Jimmy_Patton" title="Jimmy Patton">Jimmy Patton</a> recovered the ball at the Colts 37. One play later, Baltimore took the ball back when linebacker <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gino%20Marchetti%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gino%20Marchetti%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGino%20Marchetti%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Gino Marchetti</a> forced a recovered a fumble from quarterback <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Don%20Heinrich%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Don%20Heinrich%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDon%20Heinrich%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Don_Heinrich" title="Don Heinrich">Don Heinrich</a>. But all the Colts managed to do with their next drive was lose another turnover when Unitas' pass was picked off by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lindon%20Crow%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lindon%20Crow%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLindon%20Crow%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Lindon_Crow" title="Lindon Crow">Lindon Crow</a>. After forcing a punt, Unitas completed a 60-yard pass to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lenny%20Moore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lenny%20Moore%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLenny%20Moore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Lenny Moore</a> at the Giants 26-yard line. But Baltimore's drive was halted at the 19 and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Steve%20Myhra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Steve%20Myhra%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSteve%20Myhra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Steve_Myhra" title="Steve Myhra">Steve Myhra</a>'s field goal attempt was blocked by Huff. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->On the Giants next drive, Heinrich was replaced by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charley%20Conerly%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charley%20Conerly%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharley%20Conerly%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Charley_Conerly" title="Charley Conerly" class="mw-redirect">Charley Conerly</a> for the rest of the game. New York then drove to the Colts 30-yard line, featuring a 38-yard run by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Frank%20Gifford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Frank%20Gifford%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFrank%20Gifford%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Frank Gifford</a>. On third down, Conerly threw a pass to wide open fullback <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alex%20Webster%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alex%20Webster%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlex%20Webster%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Alex_Webster" title="Alex Webster">Alex Webster</a>, but he slipped before the ball arrived and it fell incomplete. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pat%20Summerall%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pat%20Summerall%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPat%20Summerall%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Pat_Summerall" title="Pat Summerall">Pat Summerall</a> then kicked a 36-yard field goal to put New York on the board. In the second quarter, Baltimore defensive end <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ray%20Krouse%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ray%20Krouse%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRay%20Krouse%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Ray_Krouse" title="Ray Krouse">Ray Krouse</a> recovered a fumble from Gifford to set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Colts running back <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alan%20Ameche%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alan%20Ameche%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlan%20Ameche%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Alan_Ameche" title="Alan Ameche">Alan Ameche</a>. On their next drive, New York got a big scoring opporunity when they recovered a fumbled punt from Jackie Simpson on the Colts 10-yard line. But a few plays later, Gifford fumbled again, and Baltimore lineman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Don%20Joyce%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Don%20Joyce%20%28American%20football%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDon%20Joyce%20%28American%20football%29%7CDon%20Joyce%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Don_Joyce_(American_football)" title="Don Joyce (American football)">Don Joyce</a> recovered on his own 14. The Colts subsequently drove 86 yards in 15 plays, including a 16-yard scramble by Unitas on 3rd and 7, to score on Unitas' 15-yard touchdown pass to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Raymond%20Berry%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Raymond%20Berry%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRaymond%20Berry%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Raymond Berry</a>, giving them a 14-3 halftime lead. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Then early in the third quarter, Baltimore reached the New York 1-yard line. But on third down, Ameche was stopped for no gain, and the Colts turned it over on downs after Ameche was tackled trying to go wide at the 5-yard line on a great play by linebacker <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cliff%20Livingston%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cliff%20Livingston%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCliff%20Livingston%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Cliff_Livingston" title="Cliff Livingston">Cliff Livingston</a>, on a fourth down <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22halfback%20option%20play%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22halfback%20option%20play%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhalfback%20option%20play%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Halfback_option_play" title="Halfback option play">halfback option play</a>. It was a huge reversal of momentum. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The Giants then went 95-yards in just four plays, scoring on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mel%20Triplett%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mel%20Triplett%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMel%20Triplett%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Mel_Triplett" title="Mel Triplett">Mel Triplett</a>'s 1-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 4, with a score of 14–10. The drive was highlighted by an unforgettable 86-yard pass play from deep within the Giants own territory at the closed end of the stadium: Quarterback <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charlie%20Conerly%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charlie%20Conerly%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharlie%20Conerly%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Charlie_Conerly" title="Charlie Conerly">Charlie Conerly</a> threw to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kyle%20Rote%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kyle%20Rote%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKyle%20Rote%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Kyle_Rote" title="Kyle Rote">Kyle Rote</a> downfield left-to-right across the middle where Rote then broke an arm tackle at about mid-field; then Rote fumbled when hit from behind at the Colts 25, but NY Giant running back <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alex%20Webster%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alex%20Webster%20%28American%20football%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlex%20Webster%20%28American%20football%29%7CAlex%20Webster%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Alex_Webster_(American_football)" title="Alex Webster (American football)">Alex Webster</a>, who was trailing the play, picked up the ball and ran it all the way to the 1-yard line where he was knocked out of bounds. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The Giants then went ahead early in the fourth quarter with Conerly's 46-yard completion to tight end <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bob%20Schnelker%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bob%20Schnelker%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBob%20Schnelker%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Bob_Schnelker" title="Bob Schnelker">Bob Schnelker</a> setting up his 15-yard touchdown pass to Gifford. On both of Baltimore's next drives they moved the ball into scoring range, but came up empty both times. First they drove to the Giants 39-yard line, only to have <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bert%20Rechichar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bert%20Rechichar%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBert%20Rechichar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Bert_Rechichar" title="Bert Rechichar">Bert Rechichar</a> miss a 46-yard field goal. Then they got the ball back on the New York 42 following a fumble recovery by Joyce. But after driving to the 27-yard line, Unitas was sacked twice in a row (once by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Andy%20Robustelli%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Andy%20Robustelli%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAndy%20Robustelli%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Andy Robustelli</a> and once by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dick%20Modzelewski%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dick%20Modzelewski%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDick%20Modzelewski%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Dick_Modzelewski" title="Dick Modzelewski">Dick Modzelewski</a>), moving the ball back 20 yards and pushing the Colts out of field goal range. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Faced with fourth down and inches on their own 40-yard on their ensuing drive, New York decided to punt with a little over two minutes left in the game (on the third down play before the punt, Marchetti was knocked out of the game with a broken ankle. He refused to leave for medical treatment and watched the rest of the game sitting up on a stretcher on the sidelines). The Colts took over at their own 14-yard line and Unitas engineered one of the most famous drives in football history—a <i>2-minute drill</i><span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DMarch%202011%7Creason%3Dthe%20two-minute%20offense%20was%20introduced%20by%20Detroit%20Lion%20head%20coach%20Buddy%20Parker%2C%20see%20MacCambridge%2C%20Michael%20%282005%29%2C%20America%27s%20Game.%20New%20York%3AAnchor%20Books.%20pg.%20110%5Cu2013111%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> before anyone called it that. After starting the drive with two incompletions, Unitas made a critical 11-yard completion to Moore on third down. Following one more incompletion, he threw three consecutive passes to Berry, moving the ball 62 yards to the Giants 13-yard line This set up a 20-yard tying field goal by Myhra with seven seconds left to send the game into <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22sudden-death%20overtime%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sudden%20death%20%28sport%29%23American%20football%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSudden%20death%20%28sport%29%23American%20football%7Csudden-death%20overtime%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Sudden_death_(sport)#American_football" title="Sudden death (sport)">sudden-death overtime</a>—the first overtime game in NFL playoff history.<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" 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data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="#cite_note-Greatest-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span><span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EGifford%20and%20Richmond%2C%20pg%20210%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> As Unitas later stated, the players had never heard of overtime before the game. "When the game ended in a tie, we were standing on the sidelines waiting to see what came next. All of a sudden, the officials came over and said, 'Send the captain out. We're going to flip a coin to see who will receive.' That was the first we heard of the overtime period."<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Greatest%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-Greatest_0-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-Greatest_0-1 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="#cite_note-Greatest-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> An NFL preseason exhibition game played three years earlier in Portland, Oregon had been settled by sudden-death overtime, but this was the first time an NFL game of any significance needed overtime to determine a winner. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bert%20Bell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bert%20Bell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBert%20Bell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Bert Bell</a>, the commissioner of the NFL, had just implemented the sudden-death overtime rule for this game.<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EGifford%20and%20Richmond%2C%20pg.%20208%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The overtime rule stipulated that a coin toss would be held at midfield. The available <i>player-captains</i> of the respective teams would attend it and the visiting team would choose heads or tails. The winning side of the toss would choose whether to receive the ball or kick off. Unitas called for the Colts and lost the toss. With Marchetti injured and on the sidelines, head referee Ron Gibbs gave the instructions to Colt co-captain Unitas, and Giants' co-captains Rote and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bill%20Svoboda%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bill%20Svoboda%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBill%20Svoboda%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Bill_Svoboda" title="Bill Svoboda">Bill Svoboda</a>:'The first team to score, field goal, safety, or touchdown, will win the game, and the game will be over.'<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EGifford%20and%20Richmond%2C%20pg.%20216%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-3 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-3765342165f27ecb340243%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ3c74c43c4b049ae0-nowiki-0000000E-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E4%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-3765342165f27ecb340243%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ3c74c43c4b049ae0-nowiki-0000000F-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-3%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2270%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E4%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2271%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="#cite_note-3"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Don%20Maynard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Don%20Maynard%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDon%20Maynard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Don Maynard</a> received the opening kickoff for the Giants and fumbled the catch, but recovered it on the Giants 20 yard line. After a <i>three-and-out series</i>, the Giants punted. On their ensuing drive, Baltimore drove 80 yards in 13 plays (all called by QB Johnny Unitas) on a tired NY defense. Ameche made several critical plays on the drive, catching an 8-yard pass on 3rd and 8 from the Colts 33, and later rushing 22 yards to the Giants 20-yard line. Berry Also made a big impact, catching two passes for 33 yards, including a 12-yard reception on the New York 8. Following a 1-yard run by Ameche and a 6-yard catch by tight end <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Mutscheller%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jim%20Mutscheller%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJim%20Mutscheller%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/Jim_Mutscheller" title="Jim Mutscheller">Jim Mutscheller</a>, Ameche scored on a third down 1-yard touchdown run to win the game, 23–17. This drive is known as one of the best drives in NFL history. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->During overtime, when the Colts were on the eight-yard line of the Giants, someone ran out onto the field of Yankee Stadium, causing the game to be delayed. Rumor has it, it was actually an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NBC%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NBC%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNBC%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> employee who was ordered to create a distraction because the national television feed had gone dead. The difficulty was the result of an unplugged TV signal cable,<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EGifford%20and%20Richmond%2C%20pg%20223%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-4" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-4 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-3765342165f27ecb340243%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ3c74c43c4b049ae0-nowiki-00000011-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E5%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-3765342165f27ecb340243%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ3c74c43c4b049ae0-nowiki-00000012-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-4%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-4%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2276%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E5%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2277%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="#cite_note-4"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>5<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> and the delay in the game bought NBC enough time to fix the problem before the next play.<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EBowden%2C%20pgs.%20203%5Cu2013206%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-5" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-5 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" href="#cite_note-5"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>6<span data-rte-instance="24816-3765342165f27ecb340243" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <h3>Scoring summary</h3> <ul><li>NYG – FG Summerall 36 3–0 NYG </li><li>BAL – Ameche 2 run (Myhra kick) 7–3 BAL </li><li>BAL – Berry 15 pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) 14–3 BAL </li><li>NYG – Triplett 1 run (Summerall kick) 14–10 BAL </li><li>NYG – Gifford 15 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) 17–14 NYG </li><li>BAL – FG Myhra 20 17–17 TIE </li><li>BAL – Ameche 1 run 23–17 BAL </li></ul> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:6893 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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