Staubach joked afterward that he had closed his eyes and said a Hail Mary prayer with the ball in the air. "A Catholic kid from Cincinnati," as he told NFL Films in a documentary on the play.

Balls that high up usually dont come straight down. Rodgers has also stated that to get all of that power and distance on Hail Mary prayers, a QB needs to make sure they roll out of the pocket to ...

So it was fitting that the Commanders' "Hail Mary" prayer was answered – with zeroes on the clock – to take home the victory. With Washington trailing 15-12 and still within its own territory ...

The Bears are coming off a brutal 18-15 loss that ended on Washington’s game-winning Hail Mary as time expired. The loss was even more tumultuous after cameras caught Bears cornerback Tyrique ...

LANDOVER, Md. – This Sunday began with a prayer that Jayden Daniels would play. It ended with him offering a Hail Mary. Both were answered as the Washington Commanders miraculously defeated the ...

With a Jets ski cap on his head and an almost dazed look on his face, Aaron Rodgers stood near midfield at MetLife Stadium for the football equivalent of a receiving line at a funeral. The Buffalo ...

On a Hail Mary play with time expired Sunday at Northwest Stadium, the Bears’ defenders tipped a 52-yard prayer from Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels — and it landed in the hands of ...

It was the fourth Hail Mary ... prayer to Richard Rodgers that gave the Packers a 27-23 win over the Detroit Lions in 2015. The third came in the playoffs the next season in a wild-card matchup ...

So it was fitting that the Commanders' "Hail Mary" prayer was answered – with zeroes on the clock – to take home the victory. With Washington trailing 15-12 and still within its own territory in the ...