Pro Football's All-Time Greatest Comebacks

By Drew Lyon

From a surprise fourth quarter comeback to a last-second game-winning touchdown to win the Super Bowl, few things are more exciting in pro football than when an underdog comes back to win it all. Football history is filled with heart-stopping stories of teams that defied the odds to win a title and players who fight their way back from personal struggles to return to the game they love. Filled with incredible stories and action-packed images, readers will find themselves cheering on their favorite underdog teams and players to victory.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496645623

Drew Lyon

Drew Lyon has been a lifelong devotee of reading and writing. He has been a freelance writer for more than 10 years, and specializes in features and sporting coverage. He currently is managing editor of Soybean Business Magazine. Drew lives in Mankato, Minnesota, with his wife Kirby, and their dog JuJu. To encourage reading in his neighborhood, he manages a Little Free Library from his front lawn.

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Sports Comebacks: Pro Football’s All-Time Greatest Comebacks by Drew Lyon

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Introduction: Never Surrender

Chapter 1: Not Over ’Til It’s Over

Chapter 2: The Comeback Captains

Chapter 3: Gridiron Grit

Overtime: More Amazing Comebacks

Glossary

Read More

Index

Copyright

Back Cover

NEVER SURRENDER

Football is a 60-minute game. Not 30 minutes or even 59 minutes. The New England Patriots made sure football fans remembered that in Super Bowl LI. After falling behind 28–3, the Pats rallied together to achieve the biggest comeback win in Super Bowl history.

The nearly 100-year history of pro football is highlighted by heroic comebacks of all shapes and sizes. Some comebacks take a total team effort. Other comebacks are more personal. Every year some players make inspiring returns from serious injuries or medical conditions.

New England’s dramatic 25-point comeback in the 51st Super Bowl tops a long list of National Football League (NFL) comebacks. As many fans know, in pro football no one can be counted out until the game clock strikes zero.

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