Super bowl greatest catches ever: #1 David Tyree helmet catch 2007 season SB to hold on and beat undefeated pats on last drive. #2 Julian Edelman crazy diving catch in 2016 season vs falcons in Super Bowl #3 Priest Holmes to win the game in 2008 season Super Bowl #4 Julio Jones crazy sideline catch 2016 season in super bowl #5 Jermaine Curse bobble catch in 2012 season Super Bowl *Honorable mention goes to Lynn Swann Super Bowl 10 the bouncing circus catch.
If you agree or disagree let me know, and post some better plays you might know of thanks, others I considered were Issac Bruce perfect adjustment in SB 34, Mario Manningham in double coverage in SB 46, and the original One Handed Catch by Max McGee in Super Bowl 1
The Lynn Swann catch belongs in the top 5, simply because he never would’ve even gotten into the HoF if the NFL hadn’t spammed the slow mo replay of it in literally every single NFL Films production of the last 40 years lol. He never had a 1000 yard season, only 336 catches in the regular season.
This is just stupid and its revisionist.
Lynn Swann made a 1st Team All Decade. 3 Pro Bowls. a SB MVP. and has 3 All Pros in 9 seasons.
He was top 10 in receiving yards per game 3 times. He was top 10 in receiving TDs 3 times (led the NFL in TD catches, finished 2nd another time), He also led the NFL in punt return yards.
Hes played in 16 playoff games and has 900 yards and 9 TD on 18.9 yards per catch.
Dude had 4 catches for 161 yds and a TD in a SB. He had 7 catches for 124 yards and a TD in another SB. And he had 5 catches for 79 yards and a TD in another Super Bowl.
People need to stop comparing eras like this dude didnt do shit. People also need to stop acting like what you do in the playoffs vs regular season doesnt matter. This guys one of the best playoff performers of all time, so is Bradshaw, and THAT is why they are in the HOF.
it was the fucking 70s. 1973 had 1 person with 1000 yards. 1974 had 2 people with 1000 yards. 1975 had 1 person with 1000 yards.
Its like people cant understand common sense shit when it comes to players of this era.
sorry, dude, but a lot of these stats are super mid.
playoff stats are cool, but finishing top 10 (against your peers, not all time) in receiving yards per game and TDs three times in a career is a Pro Bowler’s resume, not a HOFer’s.
especially when you consider there were only 26 teams in the league at the time. so basically he was a top-50% WR1 for a few seasons. by that logic, a guy like tyler lockett is a first ballot HOFer