@bob806 said:

Around 8:30 mark.... That play, and I think the next season when Houston played at Pittsburgh in the AFC Title game, really were the impetus for replay (Renfro, a WR from Houston, was ruled out-of-bounds on a TD reception. Replay showed he was "in," & Houston lost).

That's why I always say Denver & Pittsburgh have been the luckiest football teams, even sports franchises, in the history of American sports. They have been both good, and very very lucky for 40+ years.

The Raiders had their share of luck for a while as well: The Holy Roller, the Sea of Hands etc.

@the-gipper said:

Do you have youtube of that play?

Around 8:30 mark.... That play, and I think the next season when Houston played at Pittsburgh in the AFC Title game, really were the impetus for replay (Renfro, a WR from Houston, was ruled out-of-bounds on a TD reception. Replay showed he was "in," & Houston lost).

That's why I always say Denver & Pittsburgh have been the luckiest football teams, even sports franchises, in the history of American sports. They have been both good, and very very lucky for 40+ years.

@bob806 said:

Raiders forced a Rob Lytle fumble at the goal line in 1977, refs called it a TD & Denver went to Superbowl.

Do you have youtube of that play?

@usfbrown said:

That it was not. I should have looked it up but I was on the shitter while posting from my phone.

Still, OK to bring up. Like Red Right 88. Not the AFC title game, but a dagger in the heart nevertheless.

One Steeler fan on here proclaims that getting "Tebowed" last year in the playoffs was no sweat. I say it may be the dagger in the heart of their current run of success.

Maybe?

@the-gipper said:

But that was not the AFC title game, was it?

That it was not. I should have looked it up but I was on the shitter while posting from my phone.

@king-ghoolie-lives said:

The DRIVE also didn't keep the Browns out of the Superbowl. The Drive just tied the game up. The Browns won the coint toss and Kosar's conservative play had the Denver sideline chanting....... "he's playing not to lose".

We won the toss and went conservative. I think that flop series does qualify as keping us out of the SB, although again it is still a series.

I think that was more of a coaching faux pas. Obviously Marty's defense went into "prevent" mode during the drive....when they had controlled Elway all game long. Then in the OT, yes, the conservative play....or was it just a failure of execution?...cost them.

The other thing that cost them?

As someone says on their signature line: Karlis missed.

@usfbrown said:

The Tuck rule. In 2002 AFC game when Tom Brady fumbled against the Raiders but they claimed it was a pass. Raiders should have ended up with the ball and the victory.

But that was not the AFC title game, was it?

@nickers said:

"The Miss" Scott Norwoods wide right miss against the Giants. If Norwood makes that kick...does Belichick have the respct he has today?

That was in the Super Bowl. I was really thinking of games in either the AFC or NFC title games that cost a team a trip to the Super Bowl.