FRISCO, Texas – Forty-one years since he and Roger Staubach delivered the NFL’s original Hail Mary, Drew Pearson still enjoys hearing the term when watching a game on TV.
It was Pearson’s 50-yard catch from Staubach in the final seconds of the 1975 divisional round that lifted the Cowboys past the Minnesota Vikings, 17-14.
“Every time I hear them say that word I smile because they use it so much nowadays,” Pearson said. “And you heard it over the weekend with Aaron Rodgers and that play.”
But this Sunday, the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor member certainly wouldn’t want to see a repeat of Rodgers’ momentum-changing Hail Mary in last week’s wild-card win over the New York Giants.