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[Exterminieren]

Nothing will or can ever beat the Man City comeback against QPR and its effect on the title. The teams involved, the history, the fact that the entire season hinged on the very last minute, AGUEROOOOOOO, the cameras cutting to the Man United team as the victory turned to ashes... It'd be rejected by even the hackiest of Hollywood screenwriters, but there it was, and it was fucking incredible.

Admittedly City had dropped themselves in it by being shit for most of the match, but those 5 minutes at the end are simply unmatchable.

 

[Ray Wonder]

My vote is the Miracle at the New Meadowlands. I hate both of these teams. Regardless, this shit was and remains unreal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USgNTd8HccM

Ok, well. You picked the best one. I don't think I've seen anything better than this.

 

[willow ve]

Nothing will or can ever beat the Man City comeback against QPR and its effect on the title. The teams involved, the history, the fact that the entire season hinged on the very last minute, AGUEROOOOOOO, the cameras cutting to the Man United team as the victory turned to ashes... It'd be rejected by even the hackiest of Hollywood screenwriters, but there it was, and it was fucking incredible.

Admittedly City had dropped themselves in it by being shit for most of the match, but those 5 minutes at the end are simply unmatchable.

Watching this event unfold in real time was just unbelievable. Surely City can't score a second goal. Surely.

AGUEERROOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[ElTorro]

Michael Schumacher winning the 1995 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix in Spa from 16th position on the grid. His fight on slicks against Hill on wet weather tyres in the wet was epic.

 

[Lourio]

Montreal Canadiens VS New York Rangers - 02/19/2008

Habs come back from a 5-0 deficit and win 6-5 in overtime, the biggest comeback in franchise history.

Go Habs Go!

 

[Shuggananas]

First post. Daigo da beast
LETS GO JUSTIN

Can't even consider american football in the "best" category anyways

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Flyers coming back after a 3-0 start to their 2010 Eastern Conference Semi-finals. They went onto the Cup finals, but lost to the Blackhawks. Crazy comeback.

 

[HairyMonster]

Danny Williams one arm knock out of his opponent. He dislocated his shoulder mid way through the round, one arm was just hanging limp and him in incredible pain. He was losing the fight and needed a knockout.

With one arm hanging by his side he some how managed to knock the other dude out with his only good arm by the end of the round.

Nothing can top this, I dare you.

http://youtu.be/QY1jzjTjIhY

 

[Tomcat]

final of euroleague 2012
olympiacos vs cska

olympiacos trailed by 19 points at the end of the third quarter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZ8XMrVVXw

amazing game

 

[Stereogatari]

Chelsea's 2012 CL campaign. I still don't believe we did it lol.

Euro 2008 Turkey vs Czech Republic. 2-0 down, 3 goals in 15 minutes to win.

Euro 2008 Turkey vs Croatia. 1-0 down in the 119th minute. 1-1 in the 120th.

Best tournament ever.

I can't imagine how Croatian and Czech Republicans felt.

Searched "Turkey". Read my mind. We're the comeback kings, from Treaty of Sevres to Euro 2008 and beyond .

Galatasaray's nearly comeback against Madrid is worth a mention.

 

[deejay8595]

My vote is the Miracle at the New Meadowlands. I hate both of these teams. Regardless, this shit was and remains unreal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USgNTd8HccM

You win! I still remember this day like it was yesterday. As an Eagles fan, this was one of the greatest moments in my life, sports wise. I remember being filled with energy & excitement after D.Jack returned the PR for the game winning TD.

Awesome time to be alive!

 

[hobozero]

2011 Canadian Grand Prix - Jensen Button involved in two collisions, goes from dead last 21st place with the race more than half over, to finishing 1st. I don't even watch F1 regularly and that still amazes me.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Bills vs oilers playoffs ....wtf
Pacers vs Knicks 1995 and 1995 playoffs

 

[espher]

NHL:

Bruins comeback vs Leafs Game 7 2013 NHL Playoffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRmQjtjhR_Y

I was hoping people forgot about this. ;(

 

[Joey Fox]

Baseball is a sport built for improbable comebacks, because the game isn't over until that 27th out is recorded. The most improbable in baseball is something that can be calculated in baseball, and I'm curious what it is. Reading up on the biggest comebacks in major league history you had a 12 run comeback by the Indians over the Mariners, that included five runs to tie with two outs and one on in the bottom of the ninth. The other year in the minor leagues there was a 16 run comeback win.

That being said, comebacks in the timed sports are more exciting and improbable. The Tracy McGrady comeback just can't be replicated in baseball. Fighting the clock, swarming defenses that know a specific player will get the ball and need to shoot a three, and making four straight of those? Absurd.

 

[Lourio]

2011 Canadian Grand Prix - Jensen Button involved in two collisions, goes from dead last 21st place with the race more than half over, to finishing 1st. I don't even watch F1 regularly and that still amazes me.

My first live F1 experience. What a race.
Me and my buddies were completely drenched, the amount of rain was insane.

 

[Kiko]

I go with NiP comeback in CS:GO at Dreamhack Summer 2013.
I also get goosebumps when I watch EVO Moment #37 haha

 

[espher]

I know it's not really "improbable", because it's Canada playing hockey, but in the Sochi Women's Gold Medal Game, Canada being down 2-0 against the US w/ three and a half to go and winning it in OT is up there for me, considering how good that US team was.

We then had the WJHC 2011 gold medal and 2012 semi-final games, where in 2011 the Russians scored 5 unanswered in the third period to win 5-3 (that one hurt), and in 2012 the Canadians rallied back being down 4-0 going into the third to fall 6-5 (that one hurt, too). There was also 2009, where Russia had the game 100% in the bag, but iced the puck, and Eberle scored with 5.4 seconds left (Canada would win in a shootout and go on to win gold, their fifth in a row). Eberle also almost performed miracle magic the next year in the Gold medal game when he scored twice in the last three minutes to tie it, but Canada lost in OT.

 

[FDC1]

Marseille-Montpellier in 1998 in Ligue 1 (French soccer league). Montpellier leads 4-0 after 60mn of play. Marseille wins the match 5-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xBES9Twguc

 

[Facism]

Euro 2008 Turkey vs Czech Republic. 2-0 down, 3 goals in 15 minutes to win.

Euro 2008 Turkey vs Croatia. 1-0 down in the 119th minute. 1-1 in the 120th.

Best tournament ever.

I can't imagine how Croatian and Czech Republicans felt.

imagine if we had the full team for our last game. I think we had 3 players on the bench because of injuries and suspensions lol.

 

[mrklaw]

This is my vote. It was an incredible game. 3 nil down, dead and buried during half time. Some spectators already left the stadium.

No one knew what miracle was gonna happen next. Utterly unbelievable.

Team A scores three goals in first half. Team B scores three goals in second half. Is that really a dramatic comeback?

3-0 down with 5 minutes to play yes (which is why I think Manchester United Vs Bayern Munich is a great comeback).

 

[suplex]

A disturbing lack of college basketball in this thread. To make up for it:

2005 NCAA Tournament: Illinois 90 - Arizona 89

Yep I was gonna post that one, crazy game!

 

[Deleted member 47027]

The drive was pretty neat.

That's it for me. Shows consistency - it was sustained greatness. Elway the GOAT QB.

 

[pbsapeer]

Miracle @ Instabul. It was an impossible, improbable comeback and yet it happened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEmC3vN-bQ very few comebacks in soccer stand out like that one for me.

Yes! /thread

 

[MickeyPhree]

Maybe not the best, but Miami going on 19-4 run to knock Chicago out of the playoffs.

http://youtu.be/KgLMI784M4E

 

[linkboy]

I can't find any highlights, but the 2002 49ers Giants Wildcard game was a crazy one as well.

At halftime, the Giants were up 28-14 and extended that lead to 38-14 with two minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

From that point on, the 49ers went on to score 17 unanswered points and game came down to one play

Two penalties should have been called on this play, an ineligible man down field was called on the Giants (a legit penalty, as there was more then one linemen that wasn't eligible down field) and pass interference on the 49ers as the ball was thrown to an eligible player and he was interfered.

The play should have been replayed.

 

[Syph Medwes]

Flyers coming back after a 3-0 start to their 2010 Eastern Conference Semi-finals. They went onto the Cup finals, but lost to the Blackhawks. Crazy comeback.

THIS
Greatest comeback in sport history bar none
BAR NONE
Not to mention that they were also down 3-0 in game 7 as well.

 

[RionaaM]

For me, the best moment is the Argentina vs Serbia basketball match in the 2004 Olympic Games. It was the last quarter and Serbia was winning by one point, when Manu Ginobili shot the ball at the very last millisecond and made Argentina win the match. When I say "very last millisecond" I'm not exaggerating: the clock was marking 0.3 seconds left to play when the ball left his hands. This would be impressive in itself, but there's more: he was falling to the side at the moment he threw the ball, making the shot seem like it came out of one of those silly movies where the "underdogs" end up winning totally out of the blue at the end.

It was impressive to see, and it shows how good Manu is. Seeing it again feels incredible.

Here's a video of the last 2 minutes of the match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHT5f2-6Y_U. The commentary is in Spanish, but you can still make out what he's saying by the tone of his voice. Magic starts at 2:06.

 

[Cagey]

My vote is the Miracle at the New Meadowlands. I hate both of these teams. Regardless, this shit was and remains unreal.

(youtube link to highly offensive video)

Worst OP in the history of OPs.

 

[Nickovic]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-12/mostert-wins-bathurst-1000/5807842

Oh yeah, this one too. He wins a 161 lap race after starting in last on the grid and taking first place on the second last corner (IIRC) on the last lap. Was a great race.

 

[3N16MA]

Not even in the same league. The Yankees will forever be the ultimate chokers.

This coming from a fan of a team that choked away a 9 game lead in September.

 

[Frustrated_me]

Miracle @ Instabul. It was an impossible, improbable comeback and yet it happened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEmC3vN-bQ very few comebacks in soccer stand out like that one for me.

This.

 

[Frustrated_me]

Euro 2008 Turkey vs Czech Republic. 2-0 down, 3 goals in 15 minutes to win.

Euro 2008 Turkey vs Croatia. 1-0 down in the 119th minute. 1-1 in the 120th.

Best tournament ever.

I can't imagine how Croatian and Czech Republicans felt.

Ohh and this, what a tournament that was for us.

 

[Sephzilla]

still beautiful

 

[Jag]

Gotta go with Ray Allen's shot. GOAT comebacks need to include winning it all.

 

[BaltimoreLarry]

Mile High Miracle

For a non-homer pick, the 2004 ALCS.

 

[ActStriker]

Bruins comeback vs Leafs Game 7 2013 NHL Playoffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRmQjtjhR_Y

This was amazing.

 

[Natureboy99]

Pats down 10 going into the 4th quarter of the super bowl

Not so much comeback as Seahawks having a choking brain fart and shooting themselves to lose it.

 

[mugen812]

Tracy McGrady scoring 13 points in 35 seconds to win against the Spurs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfurCV1FDpM

Pretty much this.

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

Illinois vs. Arizona in the 2005 NCAA Tournament is one of the greatest games of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmrvVQFGFlY

 

[Ninja Dom]

That Reading game was a mad one.

Fucking incredible. And they play each other again tomorrow.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Team A scores three goals in first half. Team B scores three goals in second half. Is that really a dramatic comeback?

3-0 down with 5 minutes to play yes (which is why I think Manchester United Vs Bayern Munich is a great comeback).

What nonsense

1) Milan were objectively a far, far superior team to Liverpool 10 years ago
2) Teams barely ever come back from 3-0 down
3) Let alone in the fucking biggest match in club football

 

[eot]

Sweden vs Finland 2003 Hockey World Championship
Down 5-1, turned around to win 6-5 and it took place in Finland.

 

[Ikuu]

Froch vs Taylor https://youtu.be/kOgwkUeyxfA?t=2825

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

THIS
Greatest comeback in sport history bar none
BAR NONE
Not to mention that they were also down 3-0 in game 7 as well.

AND won 4-3 in the series and 4-3 in game 7 .

 

[J_Macgrady]

Tracy McGrady scoring 13 points in 35 seconds to win against the Spurs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfurCV1FDpM

Da GAWD

 

[poppabk]

Manchester United vs Bayern Munich - 1999 Champions League Final

This was immediately what I thought of. Two goals in injury time in such an important match.

 

[Chiggs]

I can't find any highlights, but the 2002 49ers Giants Wildcard game was a crazy one as well.

At halftime, the Giants were up 28-14 and extended that lead to 38-14 with two minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

From that point on, the 49ers went on to score 17 unanswered points and game came down to one play

Two penalties should have been called on this play, an ineligible man down field was called on the Giants (a legit penalty, as there was more then one linemen that wasn't eligible down field) and pass interference on the 49ers as the ball was thrown to an eligible player and he was interfered.

The play should have been replayed.

That's the game that broke me as a human being. I was so upset. Christ, I can still feel the anger and sadness.

 

[Kiraly]

Team A scores three goals in first half. Team B scores three goals in second half. Is that really a dramatic comeback?

3-0 down with 5 minutes to play yes (which is why I think Manchester United Vs Bayern Munich is a great comeback).

Teams rarely recover from a 3-0 deficit, let alone in the biggest club career match of their lives.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

2011 Canadian Grand Prix - Jensen Button involved in two collisions, goes from dead last 21st place with the race more than half over, to finishing 1st. I don't even watch F1 regularly and that still amazes me.

well, they were also waiting for like an hour more to restart the race. it was intense after. The track was so wet.

I was checking the live updates of the race instead of my commencement speaker.