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Leon Lett’s botched blocked field goal return is one of the most unforgettable, and unfortunate, plays in NFL Thanksgiving history.
Lett, who was a member of the Dallas Cowboys at the time, attempted to recover the ball after his teammate Jimmie Jones blocked a filed goal attempt by the Miami Dolphins’ Pete Stoyanovich in a Thanksgiving game in the snow in 1993.
The Miami Dolphins celebrate after kicker Pete Stoyanovich’s game-winning, 19-yard kick against the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium on Nov. 25, 1993, in Irving, Texas. The Dolphins defeated the Cowboys 16-14.
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Quarterback Doug Pederson (14) of the Miami Dolphins celebrates kicker Pete Stoyanovich’s game-winning 19-yard kick against the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium on Nov. 25, 1993, in Irving, Texas. The Dolphins defeated the Cowboys 16-14.
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“The conditions were not good, the field was slippery. And luckily, we got another shot at it. After it was blocked, at that point in time, I really didn’t know what was going on. All I knew was, the kick was blocked and the ball was trickling down near the goal line. And at that point, I was just assuming the game was going to end the way it was going to end, with a blocked field goal. … It was a melee, to be honest with you. I didn’t know what was going on. … We were scraping snow and ice off the mark to line up for my field goal attempt, and nobody really knew what the heck was really going on. … As it turned out, we got the ball at the one-yard line. I think there were two seconds left, and I got another shot at it and converted this time. It was a fantastic finish. It was a great ending and a way to start the Thanksgiving weekend.”
Miami Dolphins running back Terry Kirby (43) loses the ball while being brought down by the Dallas Cowboys’ Brock Marion (31), Leon Lett (78) and Bill Bates (40) during first quarter action Nov. 25, 1993 in Texas. The Cowboys recovered the ball.
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Lett and the Cowboys would get the last laugh in the end.
The team would go on to win the Super Bowl over the Buffalo Bills later that season.
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