Hail Mary play
Example Sentences
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Designed to stretch the field vertically, opening up space either underneath, over the middle of the field, or deep, four verts isn’t just your favorite Hail Mary play call on Madden.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2022
Baker Mayfield hits a Hail Mary play and there are not one but two overtime game-winning touchdowns in NFL plays of the week.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2021
Plus, as he demonstrated with that famous Hail Mary play on his last visit here, Rodgers himself is not a man to know when he’s beaten.
From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2016
With no clear plan for the future, besides a Hail Mary play to land Durant, it’s best that the Wizards and their fans aren’t led on by the D.C. native and former Montrose Christian star.
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2016
He looked her dead in the eyes, the way he did to his receiver as he was calling a Hail Mary play when the team was losing.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
