The Greatest Games in NFL History, Ranked

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Today, we bring you the biggest games in NFL history, ranked all the way to number one. We've got all the highs - fiercely contested games, last-gasp wins, impossible comebacks, miraculous plays, and even how football brought people together after Hurricane Katrina. But for every high, we have a low. Last-minute defeats, nightmare-inducing fumbles, and even the smelliest game ever played! Hold on to your helmets… it's going to be a rollercoaster ride.

46. Red Right 88

In freezing Cleveland conditions, the Raiders led 14-12 with 60 seconds to play when Browns QB Brian Sipe called timeout. As kicker Don Cockroft had injured his back and missed two kicks, head coach Sam Rutigliano called a pass play."Red Slot Right, Halfback Stay, 88," and told Sipe to "throw it into Lake Erie" if no one was open.

46. Red Right 88

Sipe missed the wide-open Dave Logan, and the Raiders intercepted to win the game. This 1981 game marked the beginning of Cleveland's decades-long downfall.

45. The Smelliest NFL Game Ever

The first-ever NFL playoff game saw the Portsmouth Spartans play the Chicago Bears indoors due to heavy snowfall. The 80-yard field was covered with tanbark and elephant manure (from a recent circus) and full of nonsense rules, like moving the line of scrimmage back 20 yards on every down.

45. The Smelliest NFL Game Ever

A full-length, 80-yard field goal helped the Spartans win 9-0 as the NFL playoffs were born. But not before the smell of elephant dung caused one Bears player to blow chunks on the gridiron!

44. Wide Right

The Buffalo Bills lost four Super Bowls between 1991 and 1994, but their first loss in 1990 may have left the most bitter taste. With seconds remaining, the Giants led 20-19. Bills' placekicker Scott Norwood stood up to the plate to try for a 47-yard field goal, which was near his upper limit.

44. Wide Right

Almost in slow motion, the kick sailed wide right. New York Giants fans erupted in ecstasy. Their team had just defeated the Bills by one point to claim Super Bowl XXV.

43. The Fog Bowl

Halfway through a 1988 playoff game, a dense blanket of fog rolled over Chicago's Soldier Field. The sudden, thick white mist made it impossible for players, coaches, fans, and TV viewers to see the Eagles, Bears, or the ball! The broadcast is comedy gold because the announcers couldn't see a darned thing.

43. The Fog Bowl

Eagles' QB Randall Cunningham managed 407 yards passing but couldn't get the ball into the Bears' end zone. Probably because he couldn't see it! Chicago won the game 20-12.