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    50th Anniversary of NFL’s greatest play highlights ‘22 schedule

    May 31, 2022 4 minutes
    BY BOB LABRIOLA
    Editor

    It has been recognized as the greatest play in NFL history, and the game that contained it remains an iconic event in the history of Pittsburgh sports. Fifty years later, the Golden Anniversary celebration of the Immaculate Reception represents the crown jewel of the Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 regular season schedule.

    It was on Dec. 23, 1972, that Franco Harris caught Terry Bradshaw’s deflected pass out of the air and turned it into the 40-yard touchdown that provided the deciding points in the Steelers 13-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders for the first playoff win in franchise history. On Dec. 24, 2022, the Steelers will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the occasion with an 8:15 p.m.

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