On Dec. 23, 1972, the Pittsburgh Steelers were trailing the Oakland Raiders 7-6 with 22 seconds left in their first-round playoff matchup. Steeler quarterback Terry Bradshaw dropped back to pass ...

The nickname coming from Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris' iconic play on Dec. 23, 1972, is derived from the religious term, the Immaculate Conception.

Here's how Steelers icon Franco Harris' 'Immaculate Reception' got ... Kenny "The Snake" Stabler tied the score on 30-yard touchdown run. ... the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and I thought ...

As the 50th anniversary of the iconic play arrives, there is still plenty of debate over whether Franco Harris' touchdown for the Steelers was legit. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio ...

The nickname coming from Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris' iconic play on Dec. 23, 1972, is derived from the religious term, the Immaculate Conception.

Pittsburgh Steelers fans walk past a marker commemorating the exact spot where the 1972 ”Immaculate Reception,” was made by Franco Harris at Three Rivers Stadium, which once stood on the North Side of ...

Fans tailgating near the Immaculate Reception monument before the Steelers' Dec. 11 game against the Ravens could readily recite the moment-by-moment details of the play.

This file photo from Dec. 23, 1972 shows the Pittsburgh Steelers' Franco Harris eluding a tackle by the Oakland Raiders' Jimmy Warren as he runs 42 yards for a touchdown after catching a deflected ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Immaculate Reception crystallized the rise of the Steelers — even as their namesake industry was on the decline, as was the Pittsburgh of compact immigrant neighborhoods ...