In the 2nd quarter, though, Eli Manning connected with Hakeem Nicks for a short touchdown pass to make it 7-2 Giants heading into the 2nd half.

The score was deadlocked 17-17 in the final period, but a 73-yard touchdown pass by Rams quarterback Norm van Brocklin to wide receiver Tom Fears broke the tie and gave Los Angeles the lead for good.

The team finished 11-1 in 1953, and narrowly lost the championship game to the Lions by a score of 17-16 on a 33-yard Bobby Layne touchdown pass to Jim Doran with just over two minutes left.

In the first play of the second overtime, Jake Delhomme hit receiver Steve Smith with a 69-yard touchdown pass to win the game 29 – 23.

In their second match up of the 2011 season, Newton set the record for most passing yards in a season for a rookie QB and converted a 91 yard touchdown pass to WR Brandon LaFell to set a Carolina Panther records for longest pass.

An example of this was a 1985 NFL game in which William Perry, wearing number 72 and normally a defensive lineman, was made an eligible receiver on an offensive play, and successfully caught a touchdown pass attempt.

In the same game, Robinson later completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jack Schneider.

* On October 4, 1906, Williams College defeated the Massachusetts Agricultural College, scoring the game's only touchdown on a forward pass by Waters.

However, Manning did pass for 3, 739 yards and threw 26 touchdown passes while also being named to the NFL All-Rookie First Team.

However, the Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, 17 – 14, on a controversial touchdown pass from the Cowboys ' quarterback Roger Staubach to wide receiver Drew Pearson that became known as the Hail Mary.

The touchdown was controversial because many felt that Pearson pushed off on Vikings defensive back Nate Wright, which is pass interference and a violation of the rules.

The first touchdown in the new facility was scored by Joe Senser on an 11 yard pass from Tommy Kramer.

Peterson's first career touchdown was a 60-yard screen pass in his first career game against the Atlanta Falcons.

In Week 13 of the 2008 season against the Bears, Gus Frerotte hooked up with Bernard Berrian for a 99-yard touchdown pass after a goal line stand by the Vikings defense.

They surged to a 12 – 4 record in 1989, but lost to the Los Angeles Rams in their opening playoff game when Flipper Anderson caught a 47-yard touchdown pass to give the Rams a 19 – 13 overtime win.

The victory ended the Patriots ' NFL record home-game winning streak, after a touchdown pass from Manning to Jake Ballard with 15 seconds left in the game.

What many Charger fans believed should have been called an incomplete pass ( and possibly intentional grounding ) was seen as a fumble and the rest of the play involved batting of the ball forward towards the end zone where the Raiders ultimately recovered it for a touchdown.

Namath, who completed 17 out of 28 passes for 206 yards, was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player, despite not throwing a touchdown pass in the game or any passes at all in the fourth quarter.

On New England's second drive of the period, Chicago cornerback Reggie Phillips ( who replaced Frazier ) intercepted a pass from Grogan and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown to increase the lead 37-3.

The Patriots finally scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, advancing the ball 76 yards in 12 plays and scoring on an 8-yard fourth down pass from Grogan to receiver Irving Fryar.

Suhey had 11 carries for 52 yards and a touchdown, and caught a pass for 24 yards.

The Raiders defensive backs were fooled by the fake handoff, allowing Dowler to slip by the man covering him, catch the pass, and outrun the defense to score on a 62-yard touchdown completion, increasing the lead to 13 – 0.

After being completely dominated until this point, the Raiders offense finally struck back their next possession, advancing 79 yards in 9 plays, and scoring on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Daryle Lamonica to receiver Bill Miller.

On the Packers first drive of the second half, Starr completed a 35-yard pass to receiver Max McGee ( McGee's only reception of the game, and the final one of his career ), eventually setting up Anderson's 2-yard touchdown run, making the score 23 – 7.

Dallas went on to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, 17 – 14, with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Staubach to Drew Pearson with less than a minute to play in what was called the " Hail Mary pass ".

On the first play of their drive, Coach Joe Gibbs had Theismann run a screen play called " Rocket Screen ", but Raiders linebacker Jack Squirek intercepted the pass and returned it for a touchdown to give the Raiders a 21-3 halftime lead.

On the ensuing drive, Washington defensive back Darrell Green was called for a 38-yard pass interference penalty while trying to cover Raiders receiver Malcolm Barnwell, setting up running back Marcus Allen's 5-yard touchdown run 7 plays later to make the score 28-9.

* December 23-In the first Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game in 25 years ( and the franchises first playoff win ), rookie Franco Harris salvages and converts into a touchdown a final seconds Terry Bradshaw incomplete pass in what has been called the greatest play in NFL history -- The Immaculate Reception -- to beat the Oakland Raiders 13-7.

When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called " landing ," " touchdown " or " splashdown " as well.

Upon touchdown, spoilers ( sometimes called " lift dumpers ") are deployed to dramatically reduce the lift and transfer the aircraft's weight to its wheels, where mechanical braking, such as an autobrake system, can take effect.

Heliport lighting normally consists of a circle or square of inset lights around the surface called the TLOF ( touchdown and lift-off area ) and another around the overall landing area called the FATO ( final approach and takeoff area ).

Colorado had the lead late in the game 43-40 and Defensive Back Rashad Floyd managed to intercept a touchdown pass from Quarterback Matt D ' Orazio, but it turns out that he was called for holding.

Price pulled the aircraft's nose up forcefully just before impact as the captain called " TOGA " (" Take Off / Go Around "), reducing the airplane's descent rate to 10 feet per second at the initial touchdown.

More recently, in Super Bowl XLIV, the New Orleans Saints called an onside kick from kickoff formation at the start of the second half and successfully converted the possession into a touchdown.

One of his most famous NFL calls was that of Dwight Clark's touchdown catch in the NFC Championship Game on January 10, 1982 ( which Scully called with Stram as his final NFL telecast for CBS ), that put the San Francisco 49ers into Super Bowl XVI.

When the Ravens defense gave up their second touchdown of the day, Boller was called upon to score again.

( This play is formally called a " try " in American football, but the terms " conversion ", " PAT " after touchdown, and " point after " are more commonly used.

The pass was initially called incomplete, but the play was reviewed and incorrectly ruled a touchdown.

This game is notable because Florida head coach Steve Spurrier was noted for running up the score, when he called for a flea-flicker for a touchdown while the Gators were up 45-17.

Montreal called an unusual option play when Anthony Calvillo pitched the ball to running back Deonce Whitaker who tossed a four-yard touchdown to a wide-open Pat Woodcock.

The PAT would have tied the game, however a controversial unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was called against quarterback Jake Locker who had thrown the ball up in the air in celebration after scoring the touchdown.

He also had a long touchdown reception called back on a holding call.

He was denied a touchdown catch in the first quarter, due to a controversial offensive pass interference penalty called by back judge Bob Waggoner.

But in the third quarter, a 20-yard touchdown run by Vick that could have tied the game was called back by a holding penalty on Travis Claridge, and Feely missed a 37-yard field goal a few plays later.

With 4: 30 left in the game, Raiders receiver Andre Rison caught a touchdown pass, but committed pass interference before making the catch and the score was called back.