Barry Foster Kickoff Blunder vs 49ers 1990

HeinzMustard · Sep 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM

bobby said: ↑

i remember plaxico burress catching a pass and falling down and wasnt touched getting up and spiking the ball being recovered by the DEF
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I remember that play like it was yesterday... wasn't funny at the time, but now it's hilarious. Plaxico's blunder didn't cost the team 7 points. Big difference.

jeh1856 · Sep 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM

El Kabong said: ↑

I remember watching that game. Bill Walsh was the color guy in the booth. The Steelers offense was floundering in it's first year under Joe Walton*, but the defense was really good, finishing number one in the league I think. For a while the D was able to keep the Steelers in the game including with a pick of Joe Montana by Rod Woodson. But Barry's blunder set the 9ers up about the 5, and they scored shortly thereafter. The Steelers were pretty much done after that.

*No offensive touchdowns in the first month of the season, though they did manage to beat Houston with a pick six and a punt return TD, Houston themselves trying to figure out their new Jack Pardee Run and Shoot offense.
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Now there is a name I tried to permanently forget

jeh1856 · Sep 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM

HeinzMustard said: ↑

I remember that play like it was yesterday... wasn't funny at the time, but now it's hilarious. Plaxico's blunder didn't cost the team 7 points. Big difference.
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I have an autographed Plaxico football that I’m not sure I could give away

On a side note while on eBay I saw a bunch of Antonio Brown jerseys for sale ffs

A couple of years ago the local Goodwill had an entire rack of them for $2 each unless FootballAnalyst bought them all

Vox Ferrum · Sep 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM

Hanratty#5 said: ↑

There has only been 4 of these blunders in NFL history and the Steelers have 2 of them.
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One of the things that make a Steeler fan proud! LOL Cowher was on Dan Patrick today and recalled Plex in his rookie year running for the endzone and throwing the ball, not sure of the exact circumstances, but regardless he did not score and the other team got the ball. Rookies, you love em till they goof, lol.

Chucktownsteeler · Sep 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Formerscribe said: ↑

I thought it was four that were recovered for touchdowns. Foster's was recovered in the field of play.
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I saw another post that said it couldn't be advanced. They scored a TD a few plays later.

Hanratty#5 · Sep 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Chucktownsteeler said: ↑

I saw another post that said it couldn't be advanced. They scored a TD a few plays later.
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That's correct you can only advance a fumble when the other team loses possession. If it hits the returner but he never possess it then it is considered a muff and can't be advanced.

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