Best Single Play In Cardinals History

[PACardsFan]

The post asked for the best single play, so I didn't quite equate that to the most meaningful, greatest play in Cardinal history. I still remember seeing highlights of Larry Wilson making an interception with both hands casted. For many years, the NFL started telecasts replaying that interception.

 

[D-Dogg]

Video was great up till then

FYI I was in your video too.

Where??

 

[D-Dogg]

I'm just the opposite. When he scored I went f'n nuts of course. But looked up at scoreboard and clearly yelled to my bud. "way to much time left"

Yep, me too. I told Abomb...this isn't done, way too much time to Cardinal up the ending.

 

[CardLogic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=9GbKpY7U1uk

Watching that again; I don't think Fitz has ever run faster than he did on that play!

 

[MadCardDisease]

Aneas Williams record breaking fumble return against the Redskins. This happened right before the vote on the new stadium and probably pushed the vote into positive territory. Thus allowing a new stadium to be built and forever changing the landscape of Arizona Cardinals football.

 

[NJCardFan]

That one probably has the most meaning to me. I remember being on the phone with my dad, a lifelong Cardinal fan who was living in Florida and didn't have Directv, and giving him the play by play. After the kick was good, I was just running around my living and kitchen yellling, "he made it, he made it".

I flipped out as well...after all, I was at SDS for that.

As for Fitz's TD, funny story about that. At half time, I had to see a man about a dog so my wife paused a commercial she thought I'd like to see. So, she plays said commercial but we don't fast forward to catch up so we were a couple minutes behind. Well, after the safety, and kickoff, my dad calls(from Florida) and says how we're doing pretty good. I said that we're trying and hopefully we'll score this drive. Well, he goes "Fitzgerald just scored". Just then Fitz catches the pass and is streaking down the middle. Don't think my dad's hearing ever came back.

 

[Shane]

Meh, it was this one.

Where??

At 1:33 you scanned to the right and up. You cant see me in the upper deck in all red jumping up and down?

 

[D-Dogg]

At 1:33 you scanned to the right and up. You cant see me in the upper deck in all red jumping up and down?

LOL.

You doof.

My favorite part was asking that Philly fan if he was good. I kept asking him throughout the game "how you feeling about it now?" because he said he felt great about the game and talked about how good he felt.

 

[English on tour]

Timmy gets the nod for me too on that screen.

In terms of importance I would also mention the run where he bumps outside on 4th was also massive.

 

[Stout]

Timmy gets the nod for me too on that screen.

In terms of importance I would also mention the run where he bumps outside on 4th was also massive.

No doubt. When we converted there, I was convinced we'd win.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

The screen pass to Hightower, for sure. But I really want to pick Larry's catch and run in the superbowl because i probably had to change my pants afterwards.

Honorable mention:

Damn, cant get the embedding to work


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIWw7DBz_j4

This play really stands out. We for 2 weeks leading into the playoffs about how the Cards were the worst playoff team ever and Larry and Warner slapped their mouths shut with one beautiful play.

That play was a punch in the mouth to ATL. Completely awesome.

The hightower screen TD is close (2nd), but I vote for Larry's superbowl TD. It was what, sixty or seventy yards, late in the fourth quarter of the superbowl?

Great, great, great.

Edit - cool thread by the way

 

[NJCardFan]

That play was a punch in the mouth to ATL. Completely awesome.

To be honest, that was a great play but it was early enough in the game and we did go into halftime losing. No, the back breaker in that game was when Rolle blitzed and basically took the hand off himself and scored early in the 3rd. Atlanta never recovered from that.

 

[chickenhead]

The FG to beat SD and make the playoffs for the first time in Arizona was huge, and so was Plummer's TD pass to Sanders.

Hightower's TD against the Eagles wins logically because we know they didn't win the next game--so it was this play that actually took us to our highest level as fans (well, except for fans from 1947).

Larry's go-ahead TD in the Super Bowl was probably the greatest play in a vacuum. Never have I been more excited as a sports fan.

But in a way, the play to beat Green Bay in overtime was the greatest, not only because it capped off one of the most entertaining playoff games ever (possible featuring two HoF QBs), but because it finally felt like we were cheering for a REAL team, and that the Super Bowl year wasn't just a Cinderella story.

 

[Totally_Red]

Priceless reaction from the Iggles fan.

 

[Duckjake]

The FG to beat SD and make the playoffs for the first time in Arizona was huge, and so was Plummer's TD pass to Sanders.

Hightower's TD against the Eagles wins logically because we know they didn't win the next game--so it was this play that actually took us to our highest level as fans (well, except for fans from 1947).

Larry's go-ahead TD in the Super Bowl was probably the greatest play in a vacuum. Never have I been more excited as a sports fan.

But in a way, the play to beat Green Bay in overtime was the greatest, not only because it capped off one of the most entertaining playoff games ever (possible featuring two HoF QBs), but because it finally felt like we were cheering for a REAL team, and that the Super Bowl year wasn't just a Cinderella story.

That FG was even more special because it came after the Cards gave up a 30 yard TD pass to SD late in the 4th. On third and long too if I remember correctly. Then Metcalf has the big kick return.... Good stuff.

 

[CardLogic]

The FG to beat SD and make the playoffs for the first time in Arizona was huge, and so was Plummer's TD pass to Sanders.

Hightower's TD against the Eagles wins logically because we know they didn't win the next game--so it was this play that actually took us to our highest level as fans (well, except for fans from 1947).

Larry's go-ahead TD in the Super Bowl was probably the greatest play in a vacuum. Never have I been more excited as a sports fan.

But in a way, the play to beat Green Bay in overtime was the greatest, not only because it capped off one of the most entertaining playoff games ever (possible featuring two HoF QBs), but because it finally felt like we were cheering for a REAL team, and that the Super Bowl year wasn't just a Cinderella story.

So what you're saying is - that you can't pick JUST ONE!

 

[RugbyMuffin]

So what you're saying is - that you can't pick JUST ONE!

Agreed.

Is the play the best because of the significance of the time, place and moment, or are we talking about pure "Holy ____ did you see that ?"

Greatest play showing skill, etc., etc. - I think Fitzgerald's playoff catch against the Panthers.

Greatest play when thinking about the moment and time it happened ? - I'd go with the Hightower screen TD score in the NFC Champ game.

 

[FArting]

Larry's go-ahead TD in the Super Bowl.

 

[wa52lz]

2003 vs Minn week 17- Joshy Boy to Nate Poole, knocks us out of the #1 and into the #3 and Fitz.

 

[Russ Smith]

The post asked for the best single play, so I didn't quite equate that to the most meaningful, greatest play in Cardinal history. I still remember seeing highlights of Larry Wilson making an interception with both hands casted. For many years, the NFL started telecasts replaying that interception.

Yep.

Along those lines the leaping one hand grab by Dave Stief was on the NBC promo every Sunday for years, think it was against Cleveland. But then Fitz' catch Sunday was better.

 

[Mulli]

The post asked for the best single play, so I didn't quite equate that to the most meaningful, greatest play in Cardinal history. I still remember seeing highlights of Larry Wilson making an interception with both hands casted. For many years, the NFL started telecasts replaying that interception.

In that case, Roy Green in the back of the end zone from Lomax against the 9ers deserves mention!!

 

[Cheesebeef]

That FG was even more special because it came after the Cards gave up a 30 yard TD pass to SD late in the 4th. On third and long too if I remember correctly. Then Metcalf has the big kick return.... Good stuff.

4th and 20 was the touchdown pass... from the arm of Craig Wheilihan... with like 25 seconds left.

 

[chickenhead]

So what you're saying is - that you can't pick JUST ONE!

Touche! I think in the end I pick the play against the Packers for the reasons I described. And it's hard to argue with a game-winning play. If only Fitz' TD could have been that.

But the best play for me personally? As I think I've mentioned on the board before, it was seeing Tillman kicking off for the Cardinals in Giants Stadium after Gramatica injured himself celebrating. Gets more special as the years have gone on. I love thinking about it and how much fun it must have been for him.

 

[AsUdUdE]

Fitzgerald TD in the Super Bowl. That's where Cardinals got respect like never before, it's like nobody thought they even had a chance to win it before that play. Even being in SB and playing that well all year long - nobody really thought that team was for real. Not before that play. Even with the next offensive drive by the Steelers in mind, it's for me the biggest single Cardinals play that i have ever seen.

This... this was the moment I thought the Cardinals might actually win the superbowl, greatest. feeling. ever.

 

[AsUdUdE]

To be honest, that was a great play but it was early enough in the game and we did go into halftime losing. No, the back breaker in that game was when Rolle blitzed and basically took the hand off himself and scored early in the 3rd. Atlanta never recovered from that.

Agreed, I can remember sitting on my patio at halftime of that game and trying to resound myself to the fact that this game just wasn't going the way the Cardinals needed it to to win the game and how no matter what I was proud of the Cards for just getting into the dance...

But when that Rolle play happend, at that moment everything changed, I believe that single play launched the Cards on their run...

That play changed all the momentum, That play was incredible...