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Super Bowl trick plays ranked, from Philly Special to Ambush
ESPN's list includes the Saints' onside kick Ambush, which started a 31-17 win in Super Bowl XLIV; the Bears' lineman touchdown came up forty-four to three.
The Short: the best minute of this segment, cut vertical for your thumb.

From the show
At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Ranking the top 10 trick plays in Super Bowl history: From 'Philly Special' to 'Ambush'”, with reporting from Variety.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 8:33 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Super Bowl.
- BBN covered this story before: Independents, an Alaska ruling and a Broncos comeback (November 1).
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What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorESPN ranked the top ten Super Bowl trick plays, and Chicago's has William Perry scoring to make it forty-four to three.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorForty-four to three? So who was the trick for?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNobody, Chip. And Mike Ditka says his biggest regret is not giving Walter Payton a Super Bowl touchdown.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's a coach blowing a blowout.
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Photo: All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0