Best NFL Catches of the Super Bowl Era

SI Staff | Oct 27, 2015

Best NFL Catches of the Super Bowl Era /

Best NFL Catches of the Super Bowl Era

Green Bay Packers tight end Richard Rodgers catches the winning touchdown with no time remaining during Green Bay's amazing 27-23 victory over Detroit on Dec. 3, 2015, making it one of the greatest receptions of the Super Bowl era.

Nov. 29, 2015: Odell Beckham of the New York Giants scores a fourth-quarter touchdown past cornerback Will Blackmon of the Washington Redskins.

In SI.com's midseason report for the 2015 season, the play of the year honor was given to this unbelievable catch by Gary Barnidge, in which the Cleveland tight end secured an 18-yard touchdown pass with the use of his left ankle, calfs, knees and thighs, while lying prone on the ground.

2014: Jermaine Kerse’s juggling catch inside the 5-yard line, which nearly won the Super Bowl for Seattle against the Patriots.

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2014: Odell Beckham's one-hand TD catch for the Giants vs. Dallas.

2013: Calvin Johnson outjumps three Cincinnati defenders in end zone for a 50-yard TD for Detroit.

2011: Mario Manningham sideline catch for the Giants in Super Bowl 46.

2011: Chiefs’ Dwayne Bowe’s juggling one-handed TD catch vs. Indianapolis.

2010: Randy Moss 34-yard one-hand TD catch in the Patriots game against the Jets.

2008: Santonio Holmes tiptoe catch to win Super Bowl 43 for Pittsburgh.

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2007: David Tyree's helmet catch for the Giants in their Super Bowl 42 upset of the undefeated Patriots.

2003: Joe Jurevicous's seven-yard TD catch in which he tipped the ball to himself vs. the Eagles.

2000: Antonio Freeman’s roll-over catch off a deflection by Vikings DB Chris Dishman. The grab resulted in 43-yard TD to beat Minnesota in overtime.

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2000: Jumbo Elliott’s tumbling, juggling 2-yard catch on a tackle-eligible play that helped the Jets tie Miami 37-37 in a game they trailed 30-7. The Jets won in overtime.

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2000: Ravens’ Shannon Sharpe catches 58-yard TD pass that bounces off Denver defenders in a first-round playoff game.

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1999: Ricky Proehl’s leaping end-zone catch on a 30-yard TD pass from Kurt Warner. It provided the winning points in the Rams’ NFC title game playoff win over Tampa Bay.

1998: 49ers Terrell Owens hangs on to winning 25-yard TD pass in the final eight seconds despite being clobbered by three Packers defenders in the first-round playoff game.

1986: Phil McConkey catches ricochet six-yard pass off Mark Bavaro for TD in the Super Bowl vs. Denver.

1981: Dwight Clark's jumping catch in the NFC title game between San Francsico and Dallas.

1980: John Jefferson one-hand diving catch in the back of the endzone vs. Oakland.

1979: John Stallworth’s over-the-head grab on a 73-yard TD pass that gave the Steelers the lead for good in the fourth quarter of their Super Bowl XIV victory over the Rams.