Earnest Byner's Fumble

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It's a play simply known in NFL lure as 'The Fumble.' The Browns were on their way to a game-tying score in the final minutes of the 1988 AFC Championship game against the Broncos when Byner lost the ball at the 2-yard line. The demoralizing play also came one year after the Browns lost to Denver in the AFC Championship on 'The Drive.'(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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Biggest Playoff ... By Jordan Raanan
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There are legends and there are goats. For every Joe Montana, David Tyree, or Adam Vinatieri there is Earnest Byner, Scott Norwood and now Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Scott Norwood's ... The Bills' place kicker had a chance to be the hero against the Giants on a 47-yard game-winning kick in Super Bowl XXV. The kick sailed wide right. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Favre Throws It ... The legendary quarterback had a chance to lead the Vikings to their first Super Bowl in 33 years. A late interception in New Orleans territory derailed the dream. New Orleans won the coin toss, drove down the field and won the game in overtime. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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Trey Junkin's Ba... Junkin's 19-year NFL career will forever be remembered for one wild snap in the Giants' 2002 playoff loss in San Francisco. The Giants, who blew a 24-point lead in the contest, were trying a game-winning field goal when Junkin's snap missed its mark. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Gary Anderson's ... After becoming the first place kicker in history to complete an entire season making all his field goal and extra point attempts, Anderson missed a 38-yarder for the Vikings late in the 1998 NFC Championship against the underdog Atlanta Falcons. Minnesota, which went 15-1 that year, lost the game in overtime. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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Matt Hasselbeck'... In a 2003 wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle quarterback infamously declared, "We want the ball, and we’re gonna score!" at the overtime coin toss. Hasselbeck proceeded to throw an interception to the Packers' Al Harris that was returned 52 yards for the game-ending touchdown. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Tony Romo's Bobb... Before Romo had truly established himself as a star quarterback he bobbled the hold on a game-winning field goal in Dallas' 2007 playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The fluke miscue came with the Cowboys down one with less than two minutes remaining in the game. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

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Earnest Byner's ... It's a play simply known in NFL lure as 'The Fumble.' The Browns were on their way to a game-tying score in the final minutes of the 1988 AFC Championship game against the Broncos when Byner lost the ball at the 2-yard line. The demoralizing play also came one year after the Browns lost to Denver in the AFC Championship on 'The Drive.'(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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Oilers Blow 32-P... In a game now known as 'The Comeback,' the Houston Oilers allowed a 32-point lead to slip away in Buffalo. The Oilers lost the 1993 wild-card game in overtime. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

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Billy Cundiff's ... The Ravens kicker missed a chip shot 32-yard field goal that would have sent the 2012 AFC Championship to overtime in New England. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Kyle Williams' O... Kyle Williams should make this list twice after not one, but two, critical gaffes on special teams. But his botched punt early in the fourth quarter that nipped his knee and was recovered by the Giants was overshadowed by his game-changing fumble deep in 49ers' territory in overtime. Williams filling in for an injured Ted Ginn Jr. proved costly for San Francisco. New York's Lawrence Tynes made sure of it. (Julie Jacobson/AP Photo)

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Rich Gannon's Di... Gannon, the Raiders quarterback who just completed his second straight MVP season, threw a record five interceptions — three of which were returned for touchdowns — in a Super Bowl XXXVII loss to Tampa Bay. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Rahim Moore's Ma... Broncos safety Rahim Moore misplayed a deep pass from Baltimore's Joe Flacco to Jacoby Jones in the final minutes of a divisional playoff game. The mistake resulted in a 70-yard touchdown pass that tied the score. The Ravens won the game in overtime and eliminated the top-seeded Broncos. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)