The Fumble
Notable NFL play in 1987 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about "The Fumble" in Cleveland Browns lore. For "The Fumble" in New York Giants lore, see Miracle at the Meadowlands. For other uses, see Fumble (disambiguation).
In American football, The Fumble is a play that occurred during the 1987 AFC Championship Game between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos on January 17, 1988, at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The fumble occurred late in the fourth quarter of the game and cost the Browns a chance to tie the contest; the Broncos went on to win the game and the AFC Championship, advancing to Super Bowl XXII.
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Date | January 17, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Broncos by 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Browns: Ozzie Newsome Broncos: Pat Bowlen (owner), John Elway | |||||||||||||||||||
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Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Dick Enberg (play-by-play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator) |
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