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.

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 ...

Priest: Again we pray that the Lord our God may hear the prayer of us sinners ... now and forever and to the ages of ages. Hail, most blessed Mary, Virgin Theotokos, the Lord is with you. Blessed are ...

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 ...

It seems nothing ever changes with Rodgers’ prayers, either. On Monday, Rodgers sent the New York faithful into a frenzy by hitting a Hail Mary on the final play of the first half. Through two ...

Daniels found wide receiver Noah Brown in the end zone on a Hail Mary to end the game, answering Washington's prayer to improve to 6-2. The 52-yard connection improved Daniels' numbers to 326 ...

“We practice it every day. It’s not for me, its to whoever comes close to the ball in the air, it’s a Hail Mary play, it’s a Lord’s Prayer right there,” Folmar said. “You know what ...

the four-time NFL MVP launched a prayer towards the end zone from near the 50-yard line, where Allen Lazard emerged over two ...

The Hail Mary king returned for another. Aaron Rodgers extended his record of Hail Mary throws, completing another in Week 6 when the New York Jets took on the Buffalo Bills. With just seconds to ...

Very clearly, this is a club that has not recovered from the most high-profile loss of the season—a Hail Mary defeat at the hands of the Washington Commanders—and in two games since has ...