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Was Dan Orlovsky's safety the dumbest play in NFL history?

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KreagerBuckeye

KreagerBuckeye

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If any of you saw highlights from the Lions/Vikings game, I'm sure you saw Detroit QB Dan Orlovsky's unbelievably ridiculous safety.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQXbcyIhmZk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQXbcyIhmZk[/ame]

IMO, it might be the most laughably stupid NFL play ever.

Anyone agree?

If not, what could possibly be worse than that?
 
Jim Marshall running the wrong way still tops the list, followed closely by "Wrong Way" Roy Riegel.

The Rose Bowl considers it to be the most famous play in Rose Bowl history, and it gave Georgia Tech a victory in the renown bowl. 71,000 fans watched as center Roy Riegel, who had been knocked to the ground, get up and run 65 yards with the ball towards Tech's goal. Unfortunately, Riegel was playing for California at the time, and was tackled by teammate Benny Lom, who was chasing Riegel and yelling at him the entire way. :lol:

It set up a two-point Tech safety that gave them the one-point margin that they needed. This single play was so heavily covered by the press and radio that it is considered a turning point in the general popularity of college football.

Sorry, no youtube for this one. It happened in 1929. :wink2:
 
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