#ICYMI: The Immaculate Reception

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🗓️ 14 September 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice turn to physics to try and solve the mystery of the Immaculate Reception, the most famous – and controversial – play in NFL history. With Neil deGrasse Tyson, NFL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, physicist John Eric Goff, and sports writer Jim Brennan. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Science. Subscribe to our channels on: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/playing-with-science/id1198280360?mt=2 GooglePlay Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iimke5bwpoh2nb25swchmw6kzjq SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk/playing-with-science TuneIn: http://www.tunein.com/playingwithscience NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch/listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/

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0:00.0	I'm Gary Arraile and I'm Chuck Nice. And we are playing with science today. We are talking about the most famous play in the history of American football. So true. Yeah, isn't it?
0:22.0	Yeah, isn't it? A play that still divides the opinions of sports fans almost half a century later. A play that is shrouded in more mysteries and conspiracy theories than a presidential election yet.
0:34.0	We can solve and explain those mysteries by using science. Oh, yes, we can.
0:41.0	The immaculate reception was a moment of desperation in the final seconds of a postseason game that became the turning point in one NFL franchise is history whilst turning the other into a battle against the rest of the world that is still going on.
0:56.0	And to bring in the physics and help unlock the core of science is professor Eric Goff who is a professor at Lynchburg College and the author of gold medal physics and a sports writer who is in studio with us Jim Brennan.
1:10.0	So let's get some numbers straight. Shall we?
1:13.0	Seven and six the score rate is up by one point. It is the fourth quarter. It's a fourth and down. There are 26 seconds left. There are men on the sidelines built like mountains who are too scared to watch.
1:30.0	This is the point of adrenaline. This is a point of fear. It's the moment you live for. It is an AFC playoff game. And then it all happens.
1:42.0	What do we do about that? I'll tell you what we do about it. Let's take a listen to what actually happened.
1:49.0	Last chance for the Steelers.
1:52.0	Batcha trying to get away. And his pass is broken up by fatal.
1:59.0	Hip-Doh.
2:00.0	Go to Harris Hector.
2:02.0	And he's over.
2:04.0	Go to Harris.
2:06.0	That's a ball.
2:09.0	The first time.
2:12.0	Nice seconds to go.
2:14.0	With random.
2:16.0	Nice seconds to go and score.
2:21.0	When you talk about Christmas miracles, here's a miracle of all miracles.
2:26.0	Watch this one now.
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