The Story of the Indianapolis Colts

The Story of the Indianapolis Colts — page 5
Indianapolis Colts Baltimore took an early 14 3 lead But the Giants stormed back New York led by three points late in the fourth quarter Less than two minutes remained in the game The Colts had no timeouts When we got in the huddle said end Raymond Berry I looked down the field and the goal posts looked like they were in Baltimore Quarterback Johnny Unitas and Berry connected three times Just seven seconds were left Steve Myhra trotted onto the field to attempt a game-tying field goal He had missed more than half of his field goals during the season The Giants had blocked his 27-yard attempt in the first quarter I told myself I better not miss it or it would be a long cold winter back on the farm in North Dakota Myhra said He didn’t miss For the first time in league history the championship game went into overtime The Giants won the coin toss But they couldn’t score The ball went to the Colts They reached the Giants 1-yard line Unitas called 16 power Blockers opened a gaping hole in the line Hard-charging fullback Alan The Horse Ameche wrapped both hands around the ball He lowered his head Then he plowed into the end zone The photo of him crossing the goal line is one of most famous in NFL history It was probably the shortest left 1958 NFL Championship 10