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‘Had In The Back Of My Mind That I Blew The Game:’ Holmes Recalls Drop Before Super Bowl Winning Catch

Santonio Holmes will forever live in Pittsburgh Steelers lore. His toe tap grab in the back of the end zone to score the game winning touchdown in Super Bowl 43 is one of the most iconic plays in NFL history.

But, not everyone knows that Holmes had a chance to make a much easier catch just one play earlier on the other side of the end zone. On first and goal quarterback Ben Roethlisberger found Holmes in the left corner of the end zone but Holmes inexplicably dropped what would have been a routine touchdown. You can watch the drop at the 2:08:32 mark of the video linked.