Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame running back Steve Van Buren scores the winning touchdown on a 5-yard run in the 4th quarter of the 1948 NFL Championship Game, Dec. 19, 1948. The Eagles defeated the Chicago Cardinals 7-0 during a blizzard at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Pro Football Hall of Fame)

Lou Groza (center) hugs the shoe he used to kick the winning field in the 1950 NFL Championship Game

The Chicago Bears play against the Portsmouth, Ohio, Spartans in the National Professional Football League Championship, Dec. 18, 1932 in the Chicago Stadium. (Pro Football Hall of Fame via AP Images)

Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts was bundled for the frigid weather at the 1981 AFC Championship game.

Bill Mazeroski's game-winning 1960 World Series homer.

In this Dec. 28, 1975, file photo, Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Drew Pearson (88) nears the end zone on a game-winning 50-yard touchdown pass play in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Bloomington, Minn. Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach explained his game-winning throw by saying, "I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary. Staubach and Pearson have connected again as part of a project to create a digital collectible of their famous Hail Mary for the Dallas Cowboys against Minnesota in 1975. It's part of an emerging product in sports memorabilia called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. (AP Photo/File)

CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 24, 1963: Action during a game on November 24, 1963 between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. There was some dispute as to whether this game should have been played or not to properly honor of President of the United States John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated two days ago in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by: Henry Barr Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images)

In this Dec. 23, 1972, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers' Franco Harris (32) eludes a tackle by Oakland Raiders' Jimmy Warren as he runs 42-yards for a touchdown after catching a deflected pass during an AFC Divisional NFL football playoff game in Pittsburgh. Harris' scoop of a deflected pass and subsequent run for the winning touchdown, forever known as the "Immaculate Reception." (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File)

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