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.

So it was fitting that the Commanders' "Hail Mary" prayer was answered – with zeroes on the clock – to take home the victory.

Bears tight end Cole Kmet: “A Hail Mary is a Hail Mary. It’s a prayer. You’re just tossing up a prayer ... When you talk about losing a game off a Hail Mary and you’re trying to fix that ...

Bears tight end Cole Kmet: “A Hail Mary is a Hail Mary. It’s a prayer. You’re just tossing up a prayer. ... When you talk about losing a game off a Hail Mary and you’re trying to fix that ...

Three years ago, Washington allowed a Hail Mary touchdown as time expired in the first half of a loss to the Saints at home. For a change, it was the burgundy and gold who had their prayers ...

Aaron Rodgers delivered a Hail Mary toss to fellow former Green Bay ... of what could essentially be regarded as consecutive prayers for an overtime-forcing touchdown in the playoffs.

Aaron Rodgers was born to throw the Hail Mary ball. It's a prayer that Rodgers has had answered quite a few times in his long and historic NFL career. Having a "Hail Mary" end up as a touchdown ...

LANDOVER, Md. — Jayden Daniels’ Hail Mary touchdown pass to Noah Brown that gave the Washington Commanders an 18-15 victory ...

LANDOVER, Maryland — Jayden Daniels’ Hail Mary touchdown pass to Noah Brown that gave the Washington Commanders an 18-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday was one of the most memorable ...