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Immaculate Reception

The Immaculate Reception is one of the most famous plays in the history of American football. It was a touchdown which occurred in the AFC divisional playoff game of the National Football League (NFL), between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1972.

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Announcers
Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
Attendance
50,327
Date
December 23, 1972
Network
NBC
Oakland Raiders (10–3–1)
Oakland Raiders (10–3–1) Pittsburgh Steelers (11–3) 7 13 Head coach: John Madden Head coach: Chuck Noll
Referee
Fred Swearingen

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Referee call

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Immaculate Reception

Nodes181
Edges180
Triples37
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01105
Components1

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Immaculate Reception

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related to history · 17
Immaculate Reception → AFL Championship, Baltimore Colts, Chuck Noll, December, Green Bay Packers, In, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl II, Super Bowls, That, The, The Oakland Raiders, The Pittsburgh Steelers, The Steelers
related to Legacy · 13
Immaculate Reception → Cincinnati Bengals, Football Life, Harris, Heinz Field, Heinz History Center, NFL Network's, On December, Pittsburgh International Airport, Steelers, The, The Steelers, This, Three Rivers Stadium
Announcers · 1
Immaculate Reception → Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
Attendance · 1
Immaculate Reception → 50,327
Date · 1
Immaculate Reception → December 23, 1972
Network · 1
Immaculate Reception → NBC
Oakland Raiders (10–3–1) · 1
Immaculate Reception → Oakland Raiders (10–3–1) Pittsburgh Steelers (11–3) 7 13 Head coach: John Madden Head coach: Chuck Noll
Referee · 1
Immaculate Reception → Fred Swearingen
Stadium · 1
Immaculate Reception → Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Immaculate ReceptionAnnouncersCurt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis1.00infobox
Immaculate ReceptionAttendance50,3271.00infobox
Immaculate ReceptionDateDecember 23, 19721.00infobox
Immaculate ReceptionNetworkNBC1.00infobox
Immaculate ReceptionOakland Raiders (10–3–1)Oakland Raiders (10–3–1) Pittsburgh Steelers (11–3) 7 13 Head coach: John Madden Head coach: Chuck Noll1.00infobox
Immaculate ReceptionRefereeFred Swearingen1.00infobox
Immaculate ReceptionStadiumThree Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania1.00infobox
Immaculate Receptionrelated to historyThe Oakland Raiders0.60section
Immaculate Receptionrelated to historyIn0.60section
Immaculate Receptionrelated to historyAFL Championship0.60section
Immaculate Receptionrelated to historySuper Bowl II0.60section
Immaculate Receptionrelated to historyGreen Bay Packers0.60section

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