The "I Just Played an Awesome Game" Thread

[WWF80sKid]

A year or two ago I started this thread and I think for the most part people enjoyed it.

I figure here we can post pics and a commentary on those "awesome" games we play.

Today I decided to be South Carolina an play the #1 ranked Alabama. Other than it being a tough SEC matchup, I figured playing the #1 team on All-American would be a tough challenge.

I just recently graduated to All-American and have actually been playing pretty well.

Anyway, they went up on me 3-0 in the 1st. I fought back and tied it up 3-3. We continued to play back and forth, them even getting a miracle bounce and catch for a TD to end the half. Score tied 10-10

I got the ball back after halftime and went 3-and-out. AJ McCarron drives down the field and scores giving Bama the lead 17-10.

Deep in the fourth quarter I score a touchdown, Connor Shaw to TE. So I'm up 24-20 with 1:26 left on the clock.

Bama drives down the field and scores making it 24-27. I have about 0:30. I hit a couple deep passes and get into field goal range. With 0:14 on the clock I go for one more pass to the endzone, and score. I'm up 31-27.

I kick off to them with about 10 ticks left in the clock. They get caught in a long animation during the return and they have 0:02 left. AJ tosses a Hail Mary which is bobbled in the air a few times, then it hits the ground. Gamecocks win.

It obviously got the #1 Greatest Game on my XBox.

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[tHurley2010]

Don't think I've seen a thread talking about this, but what were some of the games that you guys have played that were, in your opinion, instant classics.

This evening, using the relegation system and my own slider set (which is modified again from my thread in the slider subforum), I played @ #3 Stanford with #10 Nebraska. Finding myself up 20-10 in the 3rd quarter, I took the foot of the gas for a little while and called the game a little more conservatively. I had to punt. Stanford scored a field goal, making the game 20-13. I had to punt again (Stanford's run defense is phenomenal), but my punt bounced out of bounds at their 5 yard line. However, 95 yards later, Stanford found themselves tied with Nebraska at 20 a piece.

My next drive saw Taylor Martinez pull, a Taylor Martinez by throwing an interception at a crucial point in the game. I thought for sure the game was over. Hogan drove his team down the field, well into field goal range, which was what they were going for as they just ran the ball and chewed the clock. On a first and goal play from the 6 yard line, Hogan handed the ball off to Wilkerson(that right?). Wilkerson took it to the left, was hit by Corey Cooper, and fumbled the football, which was scooped up by big, 320 pound Vincent Valentine who ran it all the way back to the Stanford 30 yard line. A few plays later and Mauro Bondi kicked the field goal that Stanford fans thought they should have had.

Nebraska 23 Stanford 20


I promptly got taken to the woodshed by USC the following week, 52-21.


So, OS, let's hear some of your Instant Classics.

[BleedGreen710]

Playing Oregon with Wyoming in year 2 of dynasty. Down 35-28, Stopped them with 1:30 to go, got ball back, drove down field and scored touchdown with 12 seconds to go to tie it and send to OT. In 1st OT we both scored touchdowns, in 2nd OT I scored a touchdown and stopped them on 4th down. There was many crazy plays in the game, including a fumble I had in the 2nd overtime that my offensive lineman recovered and ran for the first down.

[crf2013]

this was also my best play post but in ultimate team the game was 21-14 and i have the ball 3 minutes left i scramble with kaepernick and fumble he runs it back and its 21-21 i drive down the field and with 20 seconds left i kick a field goal then on the return harvin cuts across the field and scores on the following squib dallas clark catches it he cuts to the middle and gets hit as the clock hits 0 he laterals and it lands in a pile of 5 guys he users the closest and misses allowing my bo jackson to recover the ball break two tackles and run it to the end zone
and this game clinched the 8th win to get me a bye week

[WWF80sKid]

Anyone else have some awesome close games? I don't want to be the only guy posting. Lol

[BleedGreen710]

I would recommend using this thread, as its essentially the same thing

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-classics.html

[Eagle34]

I was Auburn, playing in Death Valley (the real one) against LSU in Nick Marshall's 1st road start as QB. Early on, LSU just couldn't handle our tempo. After the 1st quarter we were up 24-7. Finally, Marshall succumbed to the combined pressure of the crowd and holding the lead.

I threw 4 int's in the second quarter. I had to bench him and put our sophomore Jonathan Wallace in. I traded Marshall's athleticism for his far better decision-making ability. At halftime we were up 24-14. For most of the 3rd quarter we slowed the tempo and played keepaway. My RB Tre Mason managed to score a TD. The "faux tigers" did, however kick two FGs.

Going into the fourth, the score was 31-20. Neither team could score until LSU's RB Alfred Blue ran a 30-yd draw play in with slightly over 3:00 remaining. We ran the clock down to 1:00 before having to punt. They weren't ready to lose quite yet. It takes them 30 seconds to get to our 26 yard line. I drop into a Cover 4 leaving the middle open and they get down to our 11.

They spike it. 2nd down. Mettenberger floats a pass up to his TE and it's swatted by my safety. 3rd down. Time for only two plays left. I roll the dice with a CB blitz and Mettenberger gets blindsided! They're forced to use their final timeout with 0:05 left. After the sack, backup Stephen Rivers has to come in to run the final play of the game. He takes the snap, throws a laser to Odell Beckham, and Beckham tries to take it in but gets DENIED by LB Kris Frost! GAME OVER!

Final Score- Auburn:31
LSU :27

Player of the Game: Tre Mason - 20 car, 97 yds, TD; 5 rec, 50 yds, TD

[BleedGreen710]

Quote: Originally Posted by Eagle34

I roll the dice with a CB blitz and Mettenberger gets blindsided!