OT: Dumbest Plays in Sports History

[dogpause]

The Patriots may have just moved to the top of the list.

 

[Scoe]

The Patricia- Joe Judge playbook

 

[SCNCHuskie]

My son just sent me this text right before I read your post.

“With all due respect to the colts, I think that is the worst play I’ve ever seen.”

 

[jleves]

Miracle at the Meadowlands is up there. I thought my dad was going to smash the TV.

 

[jake14mw]

It's certainly in the running! Unbelievable.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Leon Lett anyone?

But this was right up there. I know what Meyers was thinking, but wow.

 

[lonsharkin51]

Roscoe! Roscoe! Roscoe!

 

[Hugo]

Dumb is an understatement.

 

[tcf15]

Matt Dodge punting it to Desean Jackson.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Jakobi is walking back to Foxboro

 

[storrsroars]

Sorry, but it's going to take more than that to unseat Jim Marshall.

 

[HooperScooper]

Leon Lett anyone?

But this was right up there. I know what Meyers was thinking, but wow.

The game was tied though. No need for that. If you're behind then obviously there is nothing to lose.

Pisarcik fumble is still the worst for me because I'm a Giants fan. But it did lead to my father telling me and my brother that if the Giants ever go to the Super Bowl he was taking both of us. I had to wait 8 more years but he lived up to his word.

 

[Stinger92860]

Has everyone forgotten Diaco vs Navy?

 

[storrsroars]

Leon Lett anyone?

But this was right up there. I know what Meyers was thinking, but wow.

Which bonehead Lett play are you referencing - dropping the ball before reaching the end zone in the SB, or touching the blocked FG in the snow on Thanksgiving vs MIami?

 

[Gurleyman]

I have two nominees:

Trajan Langdon trying to take Ricky Moore 1-on-1
Gary McGhee switching onto Kemba Walker

In theory, that Patriots lateral maybe had a chance to work. Those did not.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

The game was tied though. No need for that. If you're behind then obviously there is nothing to lose.

Pisarcik fumble is still the worst for me because I'm a Giants fan. But it did lead to my father telling me and my brother that if the Giants ever go to the Super Bowl he was taking both of us. I had to wait 8 more years but he lived up to his word.

Well, obviously, that’s what made it dumb. If they were behind it would have been a desperate final heroic try.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Which bonehead Lett play are you referencing - dropping the ball before reaching the end zone in the SB, or touching the blocked FG in the snow on Thanksgiving vs MIami?

The second one. I had forgotten about that first bonehead play.

 

[BigTenFan]

Yes- one of the dumbest plays I have seen in any sport in recent memory

 

[August_West]

The Pars thought they could win the game. The could not

 

[Deepster]

I'm surprised Belichick's head didn't explode into a million pieces right there on the sideline.

 

[Incursio007]

Dan O running out of his own end zone is unfortunately up there.

As a Pats fan, watching this unfold was just torturous - especially after that TD call was wrongfully upheld. Tough night.

 

[HooperScooper]

Well, obviously, that’s what made it dumb. If they were behind it would have been a desperate final heroic try.

So basically what you're saying is that Meyers wasn't thinking at all.

 

[Gurleyman]

The second one. I had forgotten about that first bonehead play.

To be honest, the Super Bowl one didn’t really matter, other than becoming a meme before memes were a thing. They were up 52-17 in the fourth.

Well, it mattered to a friend of mine, who entered a $100-a-square Super Bowl grid pool and had Dallas with 9 and Buffalo with 7. I think the final score was worth $7500 or $9000, since they had a smaller prize for the halftime score.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Is there a quintuple facepalm? Because that deserved it. The only possible argument to keep it out of the top spot was that they might have lost in OT anyway. It didn’t necessarily determine the outcome. Both laterals were stupid, but Mondre was the reason they were been in the game.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Is there a quintuple facepalm? Because that deserved it. The only possible argument to keep it out of the top spot was that they might have lost in OT anyway. It didn’t necessarily determine the outcome. Both laterals were stupid, but Mondre was the reason they were been in the game.

I laughed out loud when this play happened in real time. Just end the season. Poor Mac Jones. Thank god for Dan Hurley.