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100

Wilt's single-game record

March 2, 1962. No TV footage exists. The myth will live forever.

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6-0

Jordan's Finals record

Six trips. Six rings. Six Finals MVPs. Perfect.

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81

Kobe's single-game points

Second-highest ever. 55 in the second half alone.

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11

Bill Russell's rings

11 titles in 13 years. The greatest winner in team sports history.

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56-5

Ali's career record

Three-time heavyweight champion. The Greatest.

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23

Randy Moss's single-season TDs

2007 Patriots. The most explosive receiver season ever.

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5

Peyton Manning's MVP awards

More than Jordan. More than LeBron. More than anyone.

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197

Jerry Rice's receiving TDs

Next closest? 156. The gap is absurd.

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GOAT Wars

Who's the greatest of all time? Pick your side and defend it.

NBA

Michael Jordan vs LeBron James

Jordan went 6-0 in the Finals. LeBron scored 40,000 points. Who dominated more?

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NFL

Tom Brady vs Joe Montana

Montana threw zero picks in 4 Super Bowls. Brady has 7 rings. Pick one.

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NBA

Kobe Bryant vs Tim Duncan

Kobe dropped 81. Duncan nearly had a quadruple-double in the Finals. Who’s top 10?

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NFL

Barry Sanders vs Walter Payton

Barry Sanders had 15,269 yards and quit at 31. He was 1,457 yards from the record.

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NBA

Magic Johnson vs Larry Bird

Magic had 5 rings and ran Showtime. Bird had 3 MVPs in a row. Who saved the NBA?

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NFL

Patrick Mahomes vs Peyton Manning

Mahomes has 3 rings at 29. Manning rewrote the record book. Who’s the better QB?

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NBA

Stephen Curry vs Kevin Durant

Curry changed basketball forever. KD is the most unguardable scorer alive. Who’s better?

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NFL

Jerry Rice vs Randy Moss

Rice has every receiving record. Moss had the most electric talent ever. Who you taking?

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NBA

Shaquille O’Neal vs Hakeem Olajuwon

Shaq was unstoppable in the paint. Hakeem had the Dream Shake. Best center ever?

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NFL

Lawrence Taylor vs J.J. Watt

Lawrence Taylor changed defense forever. J.J. Watt won 3 DPOYs in 4 years. Best defender?

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NBA

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Dirk Nowitzki

Giannis won it all at 26. Dirk waited 13 years and did it alone. Bigger legacy?

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NFL

Deion Sanders vs Darrelle Revis

Prime Time had the speed and the swagger. Revis Island had the technique and the film study. Greatest corner ever?

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NFL

Jerry Rice Cooks Him vs Prime Time Locks Him Up

1-on-1. No safety help. No scheme. Just Deion Sanders vs Jerry Rice on an island. Who wins?

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NFL

Richard Sherman vs Darrelle Revis

Prime Richard Sherman locked down half the field. Prime Revis erased receivers 1-on-1. Who was more dominant and why?

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NBA

Wilt Chamberlain vs Bill Russell

Wilt scored 100 in a game. Russell won 11 rings. Stats vs winning — who's the greatest center ever?

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Boxing

Muhammad Ali vs Mike Tyson

Ali danced for 15 rounds. Tyson ended fights in 90 seconds. Prime vs prime — who wins?

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MMA

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Georges St-Pierre

Khabib retired 29-0 and never bled. GSP won titles in two divisions. Greatest MMA fighter ever?

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MMA

Anderson Silva vs Jon Jones

Anderson Silva's matrix dodges broke the sport. Jon Jones has never lost clean. Most dominant MMA fighter?

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Boxing

Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao

Mayweather's defense was untouchable. Pacquiao's speed was inhuman. Who really won the rivalry?

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NFL

Peak Randy Moss vs Peak Jerry Rice

Peak Moss in 2007 had 23 TDs with Brady. Peak Rice in 1987 had 22 TDs in 12 games. Whose peak was higher?

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NFL

Send Revis vs Send Deion

2011 Calvin Johnson: 96 catches, 1,681 yards, 16 TDs. You get one corner to shut him down. Revis or Deion?

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NFL

Revis Locks Him Down vs Deion Matches His Speed

Prime Randy Moss. Single coverage. No safety help. You pick one corner. Revis or Deion?

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NBA

Kobe Bryant vs LeBron James

Kobe had the Mamba Mentality. LeBron has every counting stat. Game 7, winner take all — who you picking?

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NFL

Randy Moss vs Calvin Johnson

Moss had 23 TDs in a season. Calvin had 1,964 yards. Most physically gifted receiver ever?

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NFL

Ed Reed vs Ronnie Lott

Ed Reed read quarterbacks like a book. Ronnie Lott hit like a truck. Greatest safety in NFL history?

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NBA

Allen Iverson vs Stephen Curry

Iverson crossed Jordan. Curry broke basketball. Pound for pound, who’s the most dangerous small guard ever?

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MMA

Fedor Emelianenko vs Stipe Miocic

Fedor went 10 years unbeaten. Stipe has the most UFC HW title defenses. Greatest heavyweight ever?

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BJJ

Gordon Ryan vs Roger Gracie

Gordon Ryan hasn't lost in 5 years. Roger Gracie submitted everyone from mount. Greatest grappler ever?

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BJJ

Marcelo Is The P4P GOAT vs Gordon Ryan Surpassed Him

Marcelo Garcia was 155 lbs and submitted heavyweights. Is he the pound-for-pound GOAT of BJJ?

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Multiverse

Infinity Gauntlet Thanos vs Superman (Base)

Infinity Gauntlet Thanos snapped half the universe. Superman is the most powerful hero ever. Who wins?

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Multiverse

Goku vs Superman

Goku broke through every limit. Superman has no limits. The internet's oldest debate — who actually wins?

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Multiverse

Rune King Thor vs World Breaker Hulk

Rune King Thor has omniscient cosmic power. World Breaker Hulk shattered continents with footsteps. Unstoppable force vs immovable object.

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Multiverse

Marvel Wins vs DC Wins

Marvel has the deeper roster. DC has the more powerful heroes. Which universe wins an all-out war?

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Numbers don’t lie.

100

Wilt's single-game record

March 2, 1962. No TV footage exists. The myth will live forever.

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50-14-5

Giannis in a Finals closeout

50 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks. At 26. In Milwaukee.

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6-0

Jordan's Finals record

Six trips. Six rings. Six Finals MVPs. Perfect.

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73-9

Warriors' 2015-16 record

Best regular season ever. Then blew a 3-1 lead.

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Greatest Moments

The plays, performances, and games that defined sports history.

NBA2024

Curry goes nuclear at the Olympics

Steph Curry hit back-to-back-to-back threes to close out France in the 2024 gold medal game. Night-night celebration on the biggest stage in the world. Some say it’s the coldest thing they’ve ever seen.

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NBA1997

Jordan’s Flu Game

Game 5 of the 1997 Finals. Jordan could barely stand. Food poisoning (or the flu, depending who you ask). He dropped 38 points, hit the go-ahead three, and collapsed into Pippen’s arms. Weakness was never an option.

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NBA2016

Kobe drops 60 in his final game

April 13, 2016. Kobe Bryant’s last game ever. Down by 10 in the 4th quarter, he took 50 shots and scored 60 points to close out a 20-year career. The Staples Center was shaking. Mamba out.

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NBA2016

The Block. The Shot. The Title.

Game 7 of the 2016 Finals. Down 3-1 against the 73-win Warriors. LeBron chased down Iguodala and pinned the ball against the glass. Kyrie hit the dagger three. Cleveland got its first title in 52 years.

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NBA2013

Ray Allen’s rebound three

Game 6, 2013 Finals. The Heat were dead. The ropes were out for the Spurs’ trophy presentation. Chris Bosh grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked it to Ray Allen in the corner. Bang. Overtime. Title.

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NBA1980

Magic plays center as a rookie

Game 6, 1980 Finals. Kareem was injured and couldn’t fly to Philly. So Magic Johnson, a 20-year-old rookie point guard, started at center. He dropped 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists. Won the Finals MVP. At 20.

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NBA1986

Bird plays an entire game left-handed

Larry Bird was so bored during a regular-season game against the Portland Trail Blazers that he decided to shoot left-handed. He scored 47 points. Left-handed. Just to prove he could.

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NBA2021

Giannis drops 50 in a Finals closeout

Game 6, 2021 Finals. Two weeks after hyperextending his knee. Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 50 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks to close out the Suns and bring Milwaukee its first title in 50 years.

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NBA1998

Jordan’s Last Shot

Game 6, 1998 Finals. Jordan steals the ball from Malone, dribbles up, crosses Russell, and drains the mid-range jumper with 5.2 seconds left. His final shot as a Bull. 6th ring. Walk-off.

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NBA2016

Curry’s unanimous MVP season

2015-16. Stephen Curry became the first-ever unanimous MVP. He hit 402 three-pointers. The Warriors went 73-9. He was hitting pull-up threes from 35 feet like layups. Basketball was never the same.

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NBA2003

Duncan’s near-quadruple-double

2003 Finals, Game 6. Tim Duncan put up 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 blocks against the Nets. He was one block away from the first quadruple-double in Finals history. The Big Fundamental earned his name.

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NBA2000

Shaq’s 2000 Finals destruction

Shaquille O’Neal averaged 38 points and 16.7 rebounds in the 2000 Finals against the Pacers. He was so dominant that no strategy could contain him. Hack-a-Shaq was born out of desperation.

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NBA2011

Dirk beats the Big 3 by himself

2011 Playoffs. Dirk Nowitzki swept the defending champion Lakers, beat the young Thunder, and then dethroned LeBron’s super-team Heat in 6 games. One star. One team. One ring. The ultimate underdog story.

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NFL1972

The Immaculate Reception

1972 AFC Divisional. Franco Harris scooped a deflected pass off his shoetops and ran it in for a touchdown with 5 seconds left. The Steelers beat the Raiders. Nobody could agree on what happened. 50 years later, they still can’t.

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NFL1989

Montana’s Super Bowl-winning drive

Super Bowl XXIII. 3:10 left. 49ers down 16-13. Ball on their own 8-yard line. Joe Montana pointed out John Candy in the stands to calm his teammates, then drove 92 yards and hit John Taylor for the game-winning TD with 34 seconds left.

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NFL2011

Beast Quake

2010 NFC Wild Card. Marshawn Lynch took a handoff, broke 9 tackles, and ran 67 yards for a touchdown against the Saints. The stadium shook so violently it registered on a seismograph. He literally caused an earthquake.

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NFL2023

Mahomes wins SB LVII on a bum ankle

Super Bowl LVII. Patrick Mahomes sprained his ankle in the first half. Limped the entire game. Then he turned it on in the 4th quarter, scrambled on one leg, and led the Chiefs to a 38-35 win over the Eagles. He’s not human.

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NFL1986

LT’s MVP season as a defender

1986. Lawrence Taylor had 20.5 sacks and won the NFL MVP as a linebacker. The only defensive player to ever win it. He didn’t just rush the passer—he changed how offenses designed their plays. Every blind-side protection you see today? That’s because of LT.

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NFL1999

Barry Sanders walks away at 31

Barry Sanders was 1,457 yards from becoming the NFL’s all-time rushing leader. He was 31 years old. He faxed a retirement letter to his local newspaper and walked away. No press conference. No goodbye tour. Just gone.

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NFL1989

Deion hits a HR and scores a TD in the same week

September 1989. Deion Sanders hit a home run for the Yankees on a Tuesday and scored an NFL touchdown for the Falcons on a Sunday. Same week. Two different professional sports. Prime Time wasn’t a nickname—it was a lifestyle.

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NFL2000

The Music City Miracle

2000 AFC Wild Card. Titans were losing 16-15 with 16 seconds left. Frank Wycheck threw a lateral across the field to Kevin Dyson, who ran 75 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Was it a forward pass? Was it legal? The debate has never been settled.

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NFL2013

Peyton’s 55-TD season

2013. Peyton Manning threw 55 touchdown passes in a single season and set the all-time passing yardage record with 5,477 yards. He audibled at the line more than any QB in history. The cerebral assassin had his masterpiece year.

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NFL1995

Jerry Rice’s unbreakable records

Jerry Rice retired with 22,895 receiving yards and 197 touchdowns. The next closest? 15,934 yards and 156 TDs. The gap is so enormous that nobody will ever catch him. He played 20 seasons and was the best for all of them.

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ALL

Greatest Sports Moment of All Time

What’s the single greatest moment in sports history? Drop your take.

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NBA Moments

The plays and performances that became legend.

Featured Moment2024
NBA

Curry goes nuclear at the Olympics

Steph Curry hit back-to-back-to-back threes to close out France in the 2024 gold medal game. Night-night celebration on the biggest stage in the world. Some say it’s the coldest thing they’ve ever seen.

The night-night heard around the world.

NBA1997

Jordan’s Flu Game

Game 5 of the 1997 Finals. Jordan could barely stand. Food poisoning (or the flu, depending who you ask). He dropped 38 points, hit the go-ahead three, and collapsed into Pippen’s arms. Weakness was never an option.

38 points on death’s door.

NBA2016

Kobe drops 60 in his final game

April 13, 2016. Kobe Bryant’s last game ever. Down by 10 in the 4th quarter, he took 50 shots and scored 60 points to close out a 20-year career. The Staples Center was shaking. Mamba out.

50 shots. 60 points. Mamba out.

Rivalries & Beef

Player vs player. Team vs team. The feuds that made sports personal.

MMA

Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov

McGregor brought the trash talk. Khabib brought the mauling. Whose legacy is bigger?

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Boxing

Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier

Ali was The Greatest. Frazier was the only man who could humble him. The fiercest rivalry ever?

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NBA

Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics

Lakers have Hollywood glamour. Celtics have the most banners. Greatest rivalry in sports?

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MMA

Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira

Pereira knocked Adesanya out cold. Adesanya had the longer reign. Who's the better middleweight?

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MMA

Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones

Ngannou had the hardest punch in UFC history. Jones submitted Gane in round 1. Who's the real heavyweight king?

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MMA

UFC Is Superior vs Pride Was Better

UFC is the biggest brand in MMA. Pride FC had the wildest fights in history. Which promotion was better?

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MMA

Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor

Nate Diaz choked out McGregor. McGregor avenged it. Who really won the rivalry?

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BJJ

ADCC Is King vs Mundials Is The Standard

ADCC is submission grappling's biggest stage. Mundials is the World Championship of gi BJJ. Which title matters more?

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BJJ

Gi Is Real BJJ vs No-Gi Is The Future

Gi BJJ teaches discipline and technique. No-gi is faster and more applicable to MMA. Which is the real jiu-jitsu?

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Multiverse

Scarlet Witch vs Doctor Strange

Scarlet Witch rewrote reality with three words. Doctor Strange is the Sorcerer Supreme. Who's more powerful?

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The NFL record book.

15,269

Barry's yards when he walked away

1,457 short of the record. He just… stopped.

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7

Brady's Super Bowl rings

More than any franchise. One man. Seven championships.

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23

Randy Moss's single-season TDs

2007 Patriots. The most explosive receiver season ever.

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197

Jerry Rice's receiving TDs

Next closest? 156. The gap is absurd.

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NFL Moments

The plays and performances that became legend.

Featured Moment2015
NFL

Malcolm Butler’s goal-line INT

Super Bowl XLIX. Seahawks on the 1-yard line. 26 seconds left. Everyone expected Beast Mode. Instead, Russell Wilson threw a slant. Malcolm Butler—an undrafted rookie—jumped the route and picked it off. The greatest play in Super Bowl history.

Undrafted. Unknown. Unforgettable.

NFL2017

Brady comes back from 28-3

Super Bowl LI. The Falcons were up 28-3 in the third quarter. It was over. The confetti was pre-loaded for Atlanta. Then Tom Brady engineered the greatest comeback in football history. 31-28 in OT. Stone cold.

The largest comeback in Super Bowl history.

NFL2008

The Helmet Catch

Super Bowl XLII. The Patriots were 18-0. Eli Manning was about to be sacked by three defenders. He escaped, heaved a prayer downfield, and David Tyree pinned the ball against his helmet. The Giants won 17-14. Perfection denied.

18-0 died on a prayer and a helmet.

Biggest Chokes & Failures

The moments that haunt careers. Did they choke or were they set up to fail?

NFL2015

Malcolm Butler’s goal-line INT

Super Bowl XLIX. Seahawks on the 1-yard line. 26 seconds left. Everyone expected Beast Mode. Instead, Russell Wilson threw a slant. Malcolm Butler—an undrafted rookie—jumped the route and picked it off. The greatest play in Super Bowl history.

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NFL2017

Brady comes back from 28-3

Super Bowl LI. The Falcons were up 28-3 in the third quarter. It was over. The confetti was pre-loaded for Atlanta. Then Tom Brady engineered the greatest comeback in football history. 31-28 in OT. Stone cold.

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NFL2008

The Helmet Catch

Super Bowl XLII. The Patriots were 18-0. Eli Manning was about to be sacked by three defenders. He escaped, heaved a prayer downfield, and David Tyree pinned the ball against his helmet. The Giants won 17-14. Perfection denied.

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NFL2016

Cam Newton didn’t dive on the fumble

Super Bowl 50. Broncos strip-sack Cam Newton. The ball is right there on the ground. Cam hesitates—doesn’t dive. Denver recovers. The Panthers lose 24-10. One side says he quit on his team in the biggest game of his life. The other says he’d already been destroyed all game—15 hits, no protection—and a split-second decision doesn’t define a career. The debate has never been settled.

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NBA

Greatest Team Ever vs Biggest Choke in History

The 73-9 Warriors were the greatest regular season team ever. Then they blew a 3-1 lead. Legacy: greatness or choke?

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Combat by the numbers.

29-0

Khabib's perfect record

Retired undefeated. 29 fights. Zero losses. Ever.

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56-5

Ali's career record

Three-time heavyweight champion. The Greatest.

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50-0

Mayweather's perfect record

50 fights. 50 wins. Zero losses. Money.

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16

Anderson Silva's win streak

16 consecutive UFC wins. The Spider's reign of terror.

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