Holy Roller (American football)
In American football, the Holy Roller was a controversial game-winning play by the Oakland Raiders against the San Diego Chargers on September 10, 1978, at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California. It was officially ruled as a forward fumble by Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler that was recovered by his teammate, tight end Dave Casper, in the end zone for a touchdown, giving Oakland the 21–20 win. However, there have been differing interpretations of how this play should have actually been ruled, and it has remained a controversial play for fans of both teams involved. The NFL amended its rules after the 1978 season to prevent a recurrence of the play. Chargers fans refer to the play as the Immaculate Deception.
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| Date | September 10, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jerry Markbreit | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Raiders: Al Davis (owner/general manager), John Madden (head coach), Fred Biletnikoff, Cliff Branch, Willie Brown, Dave Casper, Ray Guy, Ted Hendricks, Art Shell, Ken Stabler, Gene Upshaw Chargers: Fred Dean, Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield | ||||||||||||||||||
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